Podcasts by The Shameless Mom Academy
Sara Dean launched the Shameless Mom Academy to help moms lead more positive, powerful and purposeful lives #everydamnday. Sara is an award winning fitness professional, author, speaker, and leadership
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827: Nefertiti Austin: On Adoption, Race, and Neurodivergence from 2023-11-29T08:00
Author and memoirist, Nefertiti Austin writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood in the #1 Amazon bestseller Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting in America. N...
Listen826: Create Immediate Joy with a Mindful Moment of Gratitude from 2023-11-27T08:00
Practicing gratitude is not intended to be another chore on your list. It is intended to bring you emotional ease, even joy, as you navigate any given day. It is intended to be a reliable support a...
Listen825: Julie Ciardi: Live by Design, Not by Default from 2023-11-22T08:00
Julie Ciardi is a business&mindset coach for women. Julie helps overwhelmed entrepreneurs create a plan to become CEOs and design their dream businesses. Julie is uniquely positioned to help women ...
Listen824: Spoiler Alert: Your Thoughts Are Not Facts from 2023-11-20T08:00
Isn’t it funny (and not-so-funny) how we let our thoughts take up precious real estate in our head AS IF THEY ARE FACTS and each one is worthy and deserving of space?! Your brain should not be ...
Listen823: Tosha Schore: A Feminist Model to Parenting Boys Peacefully from 2023-11-15T08:00
Tosha Schore a Shameless Mom to three mostly grown sons (ages 16, 18, and 20), as well as a parent coach and the founder of Parenting Boys Peacefully, where she is on a mission to create a more pea...
Listen822: 4 Ways to Bring Joy to Your Holiday Hustle from 2023-11-13T08:00
The “most wonderful time of the year” is just around the corner. But is it the most wonderful time?! Haha! Every year, I record a holiday episode where I help you prep for the holiday season in a...
Listen821: Katie Ferraro: Shameless Mom of 7 and Baby-Led Weaning Expert from 2023-11-08T08:00
Katie Ferraro R.D. is on a mission to help parents and caregivers give their babies a safe start to solid foods without spoon-feeding. Katie is a registered dietitian, mom of 7 (quads, twins, and a...
Listen820: Ideas on How to Keep Your Kids Talking To You from 2023-11-06T08:00
I am not a parenting expert and I don’t always make the right parenting choices. I’m definitely not sure we get it right with screen time, candy, or bedtime at our house… But the most important thi...
Listen819: Dr. Angela Lauria: Navigating the World After an Adult Autism Diagnosis from 2023-11-01T07:00
Dr. Angela E. Lauria is the founder of The Author Incubator™ and creator of the Difference Process™ for writing a book that matters. In 2018, The Author Incubator was ranked #275 on the Inc. 500 fa...
Listen818: What’s Becoming More True for You? from 2023-10-30T07:00
I knew stepping into September I was taking a big inhale that I wouldn’t be able to release until October 28th. Over the last 2 months, things I have been working toward and dreaming of for years...
Listen817: Omi Bell: From Shameless Teen Mom to Shameless Female Founder from 2023-10-25T07:00
Omi Bell is a multi-talented computer scientist, business strategist, and serial entrepreneur. She also has a background in performance, K-12 Education, and IP Strategy. Her innovative approach to ...
Listen816: 5 Mindset Resets to Amplify Your Joy in Motherhood from 2023-10-23T07:00
What we expect motherhood to look like (snuggles, rainbows, and roses!) vs what motherhood actually looks like (chaos, crying, and pure exhaustion) can be pretty jarring. There are these moments of...
Listen815: Kristal DeSantis: Raising Boys Within a Model of Healthy Masculinity from 2023-10-18T07:00
Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with specializations in sex therapy, couples, and men's mental health issues. She is the crea...
Listen814: How Shaming Undermines Trust and What to Do Instead from 2023-10-16T07:00
Shame is integrated into our society in all sorts of explicit and subtle ways. Sometimes we can see it right away and call it out. Other times, we quietly internalize it, not realizing that it’s un...
Listen813: Natalie Silverstein: How to Raise Kids Who Want to Give Back from 2023-10-11T07:00
Natalie Silverstein, MPH is an author, speaker, consultant, nonprofit founder, and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving B...
Listen812: 4 Invitations for When You’re About to Try Something Scary from 2023-10-09T07:00
It’s easy to conflate being new at something with being BAD at something. The first time I went skiing I was not good at it. So, I deemed myself a bad skier. When I had to speak in front of the cla...
Listen811: Ophira Eisenberg: Parenting is a Joke from 2023-10-04T07:00
Ophira Eisenberg is a standup comedian, writer, and the host of the new comedy podcast Parenting Is A Joke with iHeart Radio and Pretty Good Friends. She also hosted NPR’s Ask Me Another, where she...
Listen810: When It’s Easier to Just Not from 2023-10-02T07:00
I know what it’s like to just not. Just not try the new sport.Just not sign up for the art class. Just not join the group of people whom I assume are smarter than me. Just not take that professiona...
Listen809: Ariel DeNey Rainey: Black Motherhood in America and Million Black Mom March from 2023-09-27T07:00
Ariel DeNey Rainey is a Global Creative Strategist and Urban Family Advocate whose work is inspired by her drive to galvanize moms and professionals to fight for change. She is also the mastermind ...
Listen808: Resilience Rant + 6 Ways to Raise Your Resilience from 2023-09-25T07:00
Today we are digging into the truth about resilience. Resilience has been branded as something that an individual should strive to have when facing adverse conditions. Resilience has been explained...
Listen807: Dr. Amy Hoyt: Symptoms of Trauma and How to Start Mending Trauma from 2023-09-20T07:00
Dr. Hoyt is certified in Traumatic Stress Studies and is the founder of Mending Trauma, a digital mental health company that specializes in trauma recovery. As a former professor, Dr. Hoyt led rese...
Listen806: Managing Your Expectations vs Your Reality from 2023-09-18T07:00
5 years ago, my husband and I celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary in New Orleans. It was a ton of fun. It was near the end of that trip that we started talking about, “What will we do for 15...
Listen805: Heather Salazar: Cancer Survivor and Change Maker from 2023-09-13T07:00
Heather Salazar is the President and CEO of Pink Ribbon Good. As a breast cancer survivor, Heather knows firsthand what many women and men really need during their cancer battle: support. Through h...
Listen804: Sometimes It’s Better to Take the Long Route from 2023-09-11T07:00
We are naturally programmed to find the shortest route from Point A to Point B. We want to be fast and efficient. We don’t want to waste time with unnecessary detours. We want to check the box that...
Listen803: Susie Pettit: Codependent Parenting&Parenting Tweens/Teens from 2023-09-06T07:00
Susie Pettit has been helping women live the lives they love for over 20 years. She is the podcast host of the Love Your Life Show, offers the super successful Parenting Teens Survival Course, and ...
Listen802: Your Invitation to Take Back Back-to-School from 2023-09-04T07:00
Before you jump to conclusions about the title of this episode, rest assured that I am not suggesting we take away back-to-school and live in eternal summer. Quite the opposite. Get those kids in s...
Listen801: Ange Matthews: How to Make Your Money Make More Money from 2023-08-30T07:00
Angela E. Matthews is an Investor, Investment Coach, and the founder of the Happy Investor Method™, where her goal is to make investing accessible and fun for all. As an experienced investor and in...
Listen800: Behind the Scenes of 800 SMA Episodes! from 2023-08-28T07:00
800!! UNREAL. I always joke that I am nothing if not consistent. Over the last 7.5 years, we have put out a new SMA every single Monday and Wednesday. And now we are up to 800! WOW. For funsies, ...
Listen799: Kristi Fischer and Kelly Winkler: How to Use Mindfulness for All Ages from 2023-08-23T07:00
Kelly Winkler and Kristi Fischer are both moms, former classroom teachers, yoga teachers, kids, yoga teachers, and trainers for Kidding Around Yoga. Both have had extensive experience working with ...
Listen798: 8 Weird Things That Happen to You in Motherhood from 2023-08-21T07:00
This is a lighter episode that I’m hoping will give you a few laughs you didn’t even know you needed. I have so many “Nobody warned me!” moments in motherhood. On top of that, as a direct result o...
Listen797: One Shameless Thing: Embrace Change from 2023-08-17T07:00
A few years ago, I was listening to a podcast interview with Brene Brown and Jim Collins and she shared this quote from Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great, “Uncertainty is chronic. Instability is per...
Listen796: Nadia Ahrens: Grief, Loss, and Soul Work from 2023-08-16T07:00
Nadia Ahrens is a psychotherapist and spiritual life coach. A graduate of Columbia University, she's been helping women heal for over twenty years. Nadia believes that we all struggle and have trau...
Listen795: Who You Are Anywhere Is Who You Are Everywhere from 2023-08-14T07:00
WHO YOU ARE ANYWHERE IS WHO YOU ARE EVERYWHERE. Who are you when you don’t have anything to gain?Who are you when no one is watching? Who are you when someone who has less than you needs something ...
Listen794: One Shameless Thing: Use Your Voice from 2023-08-10T07:00
Using your voice can be downright scary. But it can also be the most powerful tool you have. When you use your voice you expand and extend your edges. You move that line where your comfort zone end...
Listen793: Sabrina Justison: What Happens to a Mother When Her Son Is Incarcerated for Murder from 2023-08-09T07:00
Content Warning: this episode talks about murder and the prison system. Sabrina Justison is a curriculum developer, speaker, and writer, wife to Fred, and mom or step-mom to 7 grown kids, plus gr...
Listen792: Perfectionism as a Patriarchal Social Construct from 2023-08-07T07:00
You may know by now that I could preach all day about how women are programmed by the patriarchy to show up in this world in very specific ways that primarily (and almost exclusively) benefit white...
Listen791: One Shameless Thing: Quit Something from 2023-08-03T07:00
There should be no shame in your quitting game. For years now, I have preached to my clients, “Be a quitter!” Rather than always adding more to your plate in an effort to overdo, overproduce, and o...
Listen790: Jill Shroyer: How to Conquer Sticky Situations from 2023-08-02T07:00
Jill Shroyer is the CEO&Founder of Expedition HR and a past member of my Tenacious Mama Business Mastermind. Jill has 20+ years working in HR, having held positions across four industries from HR A...
Listen789: Brain Tricks to Manage Your Mindset in Tough Times from 2023-07-31T07:00
If you’re anything like me, tough times might send you into a tailspin of brewing, stewing, and rumination around all the things that are not working out for you. While it’s totally appropriate (an...
Listen788: One Shameless Thing: Shut Down Overwhelm from 2023-07-27T07:00
It is so easy to become confused, if not consumed, by what the outside world says is important versus what you need to focus on for yourself and those closest to you right in this moment based on y...
Listen787: Taylor Morrison: The Broken System Within the Self Care Industry from 2023-07-26T07:00
Taylor Elyse Morrison turned being bad at self-care—and being firmly convinced of every human’s potential—into a career. She’s the founder of the media company Inner Workout, and the author of a bo...
Listen786: 5 Simple Steps to Leaving a Legacy You’re Proud Of from 2023-07-24T07:00
What will people say about you at your funeral? When you attend a funeral and hear all the lovely things people say about the person who has passed on, you may find yourself thinking, “What will pe...
Listen785: One Shameless Thing: Renew Joy from 2023-07-20T07:00
This shorty podcast episode is created with one thing in mind - to give you just ONE thing to make today a better day. You’re busy enough. You don't need 37 more things to do today. Let this one sh...
Listen784: Andrea Ippolito: How to Make Baby Feeding More Inclusive from 2023-07-19T07:00
Andrea Ippolito is the CEO and Founder of SimpliFed, a virtual baby-feeding support platform. She previously was a faculty member at Cornell University, a Presidential Innovation Fellow based out o...
Listen783: One Shameless Thing: Own Your Power from 2023-07-17T07:00
This shorty podcast episode is created with one thing in mind - to give you just ONE thing to make today a better day. You’re busy enough. You don't need 37 more things to do today. Let this one sh...
Listen782: One Shameless Thing: Honor Rest from 2023-07-13T07:00
This shorty podcast episode is created with one thing in mind - to give you just ONE thing to make today a better day. You’re busy enough. You don't need 37 more things to do today. Let this one sh...
Listen781: Suzy Rosenstein: The Significance of Kindness and Living a Regret Free Life from 2023-07-12T07:00
Suzy Rosenstein, MA is a master certified life coach and host of the popular podcast for midlife women, Women in the Middle, with over 1 million downloads. Having wasted five years being stuck hers...
Listen780: One Shameless Thing: Find Fun from 2023-07-10T07:00
This shorty podcast episode is created with one thing in mind - to give you just ONE thing to make today a better day. You’re busy enough. You don't need 37 more things to do today. Let this one sh...
Listen779: One Shameless Thing: Walk Toward Your Fear from 2023-07-06T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to hear that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - j...
Listen778: Cindy Muchnick: Navigating Your Teen’s Journey in a Competitive World from 2023-07-05T07:00
Cindy Muchnick, MA, is a graduate of Stanford University and has been working in education for the past 25+ years as a former Assistant Director of College Admission, high school teacher, education...
Listen777: What You Win When You Lead With Curiosity from 2023-07-03T07:00
If you have an anxious, jumpy brain like me, you might have a constant, urgent need to talk, share, contribute, make your point known, be seen, be a fixer, and get the right answer out before anyon...
Listen776: One Shameless Thing: Take Imperfect Action from 2023-06-29T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to hear that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing -...
Listen775: Shirin Etessam: Reclaim Your Soul (and Life) in 6 Weeks from 2023-06-28T07:00
Shirin Etessam is an entrepreneur, seasoned media executive, and transformational speaker. She has produced films, original television series, and specials, created several companies, and led campa...
Listen774: Dr. Gertrude Lyons: Rewrite Your Mother Code from 2023-06-26T07:00
Dr. Gertrude Lyons is the Founder and CEO of Rewrite The Mother Code, as well as a faculty member at Wright Graduate University. Dr. Lyons is a leading-edge trainer and educator in human emergence,...
Listen773: One Shameless Thing: SHINE from 2023-06-22T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to hear that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing -...
Listen772: Monica Plath: Creating Care Transparency for Our Children and Aging Parents from 2023-06-21T07:00
As a working mom of two active toddlers, Monica Plath intimately knows the anxieties parents and caregivers face when they are apart from their children. That’s how she came up with her idea for Li...
Listen771: How to Improve Adaptability in Motherhood and Life from 2023-06-19T07:00
A couple of years ago, I was listening to Brene Brown’s podcast and she shared this quote from Jim Collins that made me so mad I had to stop the episode: “Uncertainty is chronic. Instability is per...
Listen770: One Shameless Thing: Ask For Help from 2023-06-15T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to hear that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing -...
Listen769: Meg Zucker: Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities from 2023-06-14T07:00
Meg is an attorney and leader in anti-money laundering and financial crimes on Wall Street. She is also the founder and president of Don’t Hide It Flaunt It® (DHIFI), which is a non-profit whose mi...
Listen768: How Your Lack of Transparency Is Harmful to Others from 2023-06-12T07:00
For years I tried to attain what my mentors had. I assumed that once you got to a certain place in life, you would be all set - forever. You would finally know how to manage all the things and feel...
Listen767: One Shameless Thing: Practice Courage from 2023-06-08T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to see that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - ...
Listen766: Angela Kim: Inner Work, Play, and Radical Radiance from 2023-06-07T07:00
Angela Jia Kim founded Savor Beauty, a natural skincare and facial spa brand inspired by Korean beauty and self-love rituals. She is also a former international, classical concert pianist. Called “...
Listen765: Guest Panel: Prepping Your Family for Pride from 2023-06-05T07:00
Happy Pride, my friends! A couple of weeks ago, I had the absolute honor to moderate a panel of LGBTQIA+ leaders who were collaborating in support of The Pride and Joy Foundation as they had an inc...
Listen764: One Shameless Thing: Shut Down Negative Self-Talk from 2023-06-01T07:00
Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to see that you’re loving this content. ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - ...
Listen763: Emily Paulson: On Sales, Sisterhood and Supremacy in MLMs from 2023-05-31T07:00
Emily Lynn Paulson is a Shameless Mom of 5 and the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and the forthcoming Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and t...
Listen762: Mental Health May and a Personal Update from 2023-05-29T07:00
Two years ago, I shared that I had been newly diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and PTSD. I was 0% shocked by the GAD diagnosis and 100% shocked by the PTSD diagnosis. But, as I dug more into...
Listen761: One Shameless Thing: Say No from 2023-05-25T07:00
I am bringing you this short form podcast, a minisode if you will, as a part of a mini-series. If you love this 3rd shorty episode each week, please let me know by leaving a review on Apple Podcast...
Listen760: Rae McDaniel: Gender Expression, Gender Exploration&Gender Magic from 2023-05-24T07:00
Rae McDaniel (they/them) is a non-binary Speaker, Author, Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Transgender Diversity and Inclusion Educator. Rae helps audiences gain the sheer audacity t...
Listen759: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Things Are Hard from 2023-05-22T07:00
I thought after 3 hard years, we had all earned at least 3 years of ease. But, no. The collective experience of enduring and existing in incredibly challenging times seems to have shifted from a ...
Listen758: One Shameless Thing: Hold your Head Up High from 2023-05-18T07:00
I am bringing you this short form podcast, a mini-sode if you will, as a part of a mini series. If you love this 3rd shorty episode each week, please let me know by leaving a review on Apple Podcas...
Listen757: Julie Lewis and Jenny Koenig: Mothering as a 38 Year Aids Survivor from 2023-05-17T07:00
Julie Lewis, a 38-year AIDS survivor, was infected with HIV in 1984 but not diagnosed until the early 1990s when she was given three to five years to live. After years of silence about her disease...
Listen756: 5 Ways to Get Out of the Mom Comparison Trap from 2023-05-15T07:00
I want to tell you that I’m a few steps ahead of you and I don’t ever compare myself to others. But that would be a bold faced lie. The truth is, I do compare myself to others. Sometimes I even g...
Listen755: One Shameless Thing: Release Self-Doubt from 2023-05-11T07:00
I am bringing you this short form podcast, a mini-sode if you will, as a part of a mini-series. If you love this 3rd shorty episode each week, please let me know by leaving a review on Apple Podcas...
Listen754: Brenda Zane: How to Talk to Your Kids About Fentanyl from 2023-05-10T07:00
May 9th was National Fentanyl Awareness Day. When past SMA guest, Brenda Zane, reached out to ask if we could have a conversation to raise awareness around this day, I knew I had to say yes. Talkin...
Listen753: Navigating the Mental Load of Motherhood from 2023-05-08T07:00
If you feel like you are carrying a lot all the time, you are. The mental load of motherhood is so much. Too much. You become somewhat numb to it over time. You don’t realize you’re chronically t...
Listen752: One Shameless Thing: Practice Forgiveness from 2023-05-04T07:00
Welcome to ONE SHAMELESS THING! I am bringing you this short form podcast, a minisode if you will, as a part of a mini-series. If you love this 3rd shorty episode each week, please let me know by l...
Listen751: Dr. Amy Conrad: How to Model (Imperfect) Health Habits to Your Kids from 2023-05-03T07:00
Dr. Amy Conrad is a board-certified pediatrician, founder of Kinder Digital Pediatric Clinic, host of Ask Doctor Amy (Youtube, podcast), anthropologist, and believer in good information that empowe...
Listen750: How to Recover from Shining Extra Bright from 2023-05-01T07:00
For 750 episodes (750!!!) I have been preaching to you about shining. “STOP SHRINKING and START SHINING”, I have said over and over again. Today, I want to acknowledge there is a cost to the shi...
Listen749: Dr. Tanmeet Sethi: Joy as Justice and an Act of Resistance from 2023-04-26T07:00
Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the...
Listen748: Why You Should Collect Hard Things from 2023-04-24T07:00
What if you could carry around all the hard things you’ve done in your life as little stones of courage in your purse/backpack/fanny pack/back pocket? What if you could hold the hard things you hav...
Listen747: Dr. Amy Porto: Untangling Your Relationship with Nutrition&Diet Culture from 2023-04-19T07:00
Dr. Amy Porto is an anti-diet registered dietitian, nutrition professor, and certified intuitive eating counselor. As an expert in her field with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Porto speaks the t...
Listen746: Erika Tebbens: How to Be an Action Taker and Changemaker from 2023-04-17T07:00
Erika Tebbens is a Growth Strategist for visionary entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers looking to make their mark doing things differently—and leave a legacy of meaningful impact. She works wi...
Listen745: Tameka McNair: Conquering Uncertainty: From Poverty to Powerful Thought Leader from 2023-04-12T07:00
Tameka McNair is the author of Conquering Uncertainty - Don’t Concede Too Soon, Your Victory Awaits You. She holds an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus in Human Factors an...
Listen744: How to Identify and Manage Parenting Burnout from 2023-04-10T07:00
Are you burnt out on parenting? The root cause of parenting burnout is an imbalance between the demands of parenting and the rewards. How often do you get to the end of a day of parenting and think...
Listen743: Dr. Heidi Brocke: Understanding and Navigating Toxic Relationships from 2023-04-05T07:00
Dr. Heidi Brocke is a Toxic Relationship Awareness&Healing Specialist. After spending 14 years in an extremely emotionally and narcissistically abusive relationship she broke the chains and turned ...
Listen742: 5 Advantages of Positive Thinking from 2023-04-03T07:00
The timing of this episode is pretty ironic. I was walking home from dropping Vinnie off at school this morning and couldn’t shake this ominous, anxious feeling. I was thinking about some projects ...
Listen741: Erika Hayasaki: Somewhere Sisters: Born Together, Raised Apart, Then Reunified from 2023-03-29T07:00
Erika Hayasaki is a Shameless Mom of 3. She is the author of Somewhere Sisters, the true story of twin girls who were born in Vietnam separated at birth and raised in different parts of the world. ...
Listen740: How to Take Responsibility for Your Triggers from 2023-03-27T07:00
I couldn’t help but dig into something I’ve been working on in live time: TRIGGERS. It seems everybody is talking about their triggers these days - to the point that it’s almost cliche. In fact, ...
Listen739: Kristyn Hodgdon: The Hidden Grief of Secondary Infertility from 2023-03-22T07:00
When Kristyn Hodgdon reached out to me about coming on the SMA, it was a quick, easy, and emphatic YES! As you likely know, our family has gone through a lot around infertility - in trying to get p...
Listen738: Overcoming Fear of Rejection from 2023-03-20T07:00
For many people, there are few worse things than rejection or the threat of rejection. The fear of rejection can cause anxiety, depression, and the most relentless stress. It can stop us from going...
Listen737: Jenn Cassetta: The Art of Badassery from 2023-03-15T07:00
Based in Los Angeles, Jennifer Cassetta is a nationally recognized speaker, empowerment coach, and self-defense expert. She has worked with tens of thousands of professional women around the countr...
Listen736: 3 Ways Mom Guilt is Harming You from 2023-03-13T07:00
I know I’m not supposed to have favorites, but I can’t help myself. One of my all-time favorite episodes to record was Mom Guilt Is a Lie. The reason I loved this episode is multipronged. First, ...
Listen735: Laura Robbins: STASH: The Intersection of Motherhood, Addiction, Race&Class from 2023-03-08T08:00
Laura Cathcart Robbins is the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, and author of the memoir, STASH. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credi...
Listen734: What to Do When Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Grow from 2023-03-06T08:00
As I’ve worked with women through growth and transformation over the last 20 years, I’ve had countless conversations about partners&spouses who, “just don’t get it.” Back when I was working with my...
Listen733: Gabrielle Blair: Ejaculate Responsibly from 2023-03-01T08:00
Gabrielle Blair a Shameless Mom of 6 and the founder of DesignMom.com. Started in 2006, it has been named a Website of the Year by Time magazine; praised as a top parenting blog by The Wall Street ...
Listen732: On Passion, Purpose, and Knowing When to Pivot from 2023-02-27T08:00
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten over the years is, “Sara, how do I find my passion?” Often this question is followed by some lamenting over the fact that one has not yet found their pa...
Listen731: Loria Yeadon: An Invitation to Be a World Changer from 2023-02-22T08:00
Loria Yeadon is President and CEO at YMCA of Greater Seattle and the first woman and the first person of color to serve in this role in the 146-year history of the organization. She is an electrica...
Listen730: How to Quiet the Haters, the Doubters, and the Skeptics from 2023-02-20T08:00
If your voice has value and you’re using it as an agent to heal yourself and help others, it’s your job to be aware of the external noise you allow to inform your thoughts, beliefs, and actions. T...
Listen729: Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro: Embracing the Spotlight and Facing Evil from 2023-02-15T08:00
Sisters Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro are primarily recognized as the co-hosts of the wildly popular podcast “Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia,” a 2020 iHea...
Listen728: How Motherhood Fuels Inadequacy&What to Do About It Airs from 2023-02-13T08:00
What if your feelings of inadequacy had nothing to do with you? What if they were because you have been conditioned as a woman and a mom that no matter what you do, it will never be enough? Perhaps...
Listen727: Rachel Luna: How to Give Yourself Permission to Offend from 2023-02-08T08:00
Rachel Luna, author of Permission to Offend, is a highly sought-after international speaker&Certified Master Neuroscience Coach.. Named by Forbes as one of The 11 Most Inspiring Female Entrepreneur...
Listen726: Let Yourself Listen… to Yourself from 2023-02-06T08:00
I suspect your daily life is loud, literally and figuratively. Noise from your kids, your partner, your boss, noise on social media, the news, and the entire world outside your door. As you move ...
Listen725: Monica Packer: The Most Important Thing for Moms to Know About Personal Growth from 2023-02-01T08:00
Monica Packer is passionate about teaching practical-but-deep transformation. As a podcaster and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica is a...
Listen724: Find Your Edges and Sit in the Magic from 2023-01-30T08:00
I had a really hard time relaxing over our holiday break. I knew January was going to be a big month for me in terms of work opportunities and I was feeling some nerves for sure. I kept telling mys...
Listen723: Dr. Neeta Bhushan: How to Handle “the Suck” from 2023-01-25T08:00
As co-founder of the Global Grit Institute, a mental health training platform for leaders and coaches, co-founder of the Dharma Coaching Institute, training thousands to live their best lives, and ...
Listen722: Mindset Magic: Turn Your Secret Lies Into Courageous Truths from 2023-01-23T08:00
I’m in Arizona to lead a training tomorrow. I led part of this training online a while back and an attendee emailed me after and said, “Sara, my team NEEDS your training.” As we talked through what...
Listen721: Aubrey Gordon: You Just Need to Lose Weight (And 19 Other Myths About Fat People) from 2023-01-18T08:00
Aubrey Gordon writes under the pseudonym of “Your Fat Friend,” illuminating the experiences of fat people and urging greater compassion for people of all sizes. She is the author of What We Don’t T...
Listen720: 4 Anchors to Keep Moms Grounded in 2023 from 2023-01-16T08:00
Getting grounded in a new year isn’t easy. As you recover from the mayhem of the holidays and try to find your footing in a new year, it can feel chaotic and a little frantic. This is why I always ...
Listen719: Casey Davidson: Women&Alcohol, Dopamine, Anxiety (and Dry January!) from 2023-01-11T08:00
Casey McGuire Davidson helps busy women drink less + live more. She’s a leader in the modern sober curious movement of women who are gray area drinkers going alcohol-free. An ex-red wine girl turne...
Listen718: 3 Things for Moms to Quit in 2023 from 2023-01-09T08:00
From time to time it’s essential to take a close look at some of our patterns and behaviors to see what we might want (read: need) to quit. Just as your kids are constantly growing and evolving, so...
Listen717: Rachel Nielson: Navigating the Evolving Ethics of Adoption from 2023-01-04T08:00
Rachel Nielson is the host of the popular parenting podcast, 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms. Each 30-minute episode gives 3 actionable takeaways to help women find more meaning in their unique motherho...
Listen716: The ONE Thing to Do Just for YOU in January from 2023-01-02T08:00
I am always already behind on January 1st. I’m late and disorganized and definitely underprepared. Pre motherhood, I would spend the last couple weeks of December reflecting on the year gone by and...
Listen715: Dr. Sasha Heinz: Tools to Step Away from Perfectionism, People Pleasing and Paralysis from 2022-12-28T08:00
Dr. Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP, is an academic who went mainstream, using her background as a developmental psychologist to become a mindset coach who teaches people the science of getting unstuck. A...
Listen714: Viki Zarkin: The Only 12 Year Survivor of Stage 4 Metastatic Cancer from 2022-12-26T08:00
Viki Zarkin was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, has been living with Stage 4 metastatic cancer for over 10 years, and is the only person in the world alive with this aggressive illness. She was diag...
Listen713: Ruchika Tulshyan: How to Build a Bridge Toward Inclusion for Moms (And Everyone) - Airs 12-21 from 2022-12-21T08:00
Ruchika Tulshyan is the author of Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work (MIT Press). She’s also the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy p...
Listen712: Three Important Final Questions to Ask Yourself in 2022 from 2022-12-19T08:00
As you come to the close of another year, I am inviting you to pause for a moment to own and honor 2022. I know pausing and taking a moment to yourself in this busy season might sound like a ridicu...
Listen711: Sarah Stevens: How to Talk to Your Kids About Bodies and Fatness from 2022-12-14T08:00
Sarah Stevens is a former healthcare executive turned writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. After leaving her career in corporate healthcare in 2016, she founded The Beautifull Project - a storytellin...
Listen710: How I Managed My Messy Mindset in 2022 from 2022-12-12T08:00
Vulnerable episode alert. 2022 was a year of a messy mindset for me. I made the choice to go after a lot of big things this year and many of them did not pan out for me. I think it’s great to rea...
Listen709: Yoky Matsuoka: I’m Different and Different Is Good from 2022-12-07T08:00
Yoky Matsuoka is the Founder&CEO of Yohana, an independently-led subsidiary of Panasonic, focused on building consumer technology products and services to help people live healthier and happier liv...
Listen708: How to Better Manage the Holiday Hustle from 2022-12-05T08:00
As moms, we naturally center our children (and often our partners and extended families) repeatedly over the course of the holiday season. As caretakers and givers (mayyyybe over givers?) we love t...
Listen707: Vanessa Quigley: Tech Founder and Shameless Mom of 7 from 2022-11-30T08:00
Vanessa Quigley is a renowned memory expert and mother of seven. In 2014, she co-founded Chatbooks to help families organize and enjoy their family stories. Vanessa's aha moment came when she found...
Listen706: 4 Unconventional Ways to Cultivate Gratitude When Life is Hard from 2022-11-28T08:00
Last Monday, on my 47th birthday, I sat down at my desk and decided it would be a good day to integrate some new software into my business. Look, it’s never a good day to integrate new software, ...
Listen705: Mia Hemstad: Leaving Lethal Racism in the US to Find Safety Abroad from 2022-11-23T08:00
Mia Hemstad is a mom, speaker, self-care coach, and the founder of No Longer Last, which is a movement that helps women prioritize their health, happiness, and well-being. Mia is an abuse survivor,...
Listen704: Let Your Kids See You Close the Deal from 2022-11-21T08:00
Some of you know I’ve been car hunting for a few months now. It’s the worst time to buy a car. Like, the worst. But it’s been the worst time to buy a car for a couple of years now and will likely s...
Listen703: Katie Krimitsos: How to Build Your “Self-Trust Wings” by Pushing Pause from 2022-11-16T08:00
What do you get when you raise a girl in the Arizona desert with 5 siblings, a strong matriarchal mom, a soft-spoken feminist dad, and an innate desire to LIVE BIG? You get Katie Krimitsos - an eve...
Listen702: Work-Life Balance: A Patriarchal Social Construct That Holds Moms Back from 2022-11-14T08:00
Work-life balance is a social construct. It is an idea and philosophy that is sold to women as something to be desired, something to be attained, and something to aspire to. The myth that work-li...
Listen701: Nikki Rausch: How to Stop Overcommitting from 2022-11-09T08:00
CEO of Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch has the unique ability to transform the misunderstood process of “selling”. With 25+ years of selling experience, entrepreneurs and small business owners now hire N...
Listen700: 7 Secrets Behind 700 Episodes of the SMA from 2022-11-07T08:00
700 EPISODES!!! YAY, US! 700 times I’ve hit record. 700 times you’ve shown up to listen. UNREAL. I wanted to do something fun for you for this 700th episode. So, I decided to take you behind ...
Listen699: Britt Frank: The Science of Stuck from 2022-11-02T07:00
Britt Frank is a licensed psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and author of The Science of Stuck. She holds a BA from Duke University and an MSW from the University of Kansas, where she later becam...
Listen698: Own Where You’ve Been in Order to Get Where You’re Going from 2022-10-31T07:00
Last weekend, we hosted our Fall Retreat for our membership community. The theme of this retreat was Tap Into Your Intuition. One of the activities we did early in the retreat was build-out our Sel...
Listen697: Amber Hawley Part 2: Parenting Kids with ADHD from 2022-10-26T07:00
Amber Hawley is a licensed therapist and lifestyle strategist who works with entrepreneurial individuals and couples with the emotional side of business. She is the owner of a therapy practice in S...
Listen696: Amber Hawley Part 1: What ADHD Looks Like in Women from 2022-10-24T07:00
Amber Hawley is a licensed therapist and lifestyle strategist who works with entrepreneurial individuals and couples with the emotional side of business. She is the owner of a therapy practice in S...
Listen695: Kat Vellos: Secrets to Cultivating Better Friendships from 2022-10-19T07:00
Kat Vellos is a trusted expert on the power of cultivating healthy teams and meaningful friendships in adulthood. Formerly a UX designer at Slack, Pandora, and multiple startups, her work today foc...
Listen694: The Space Between from 2022-10-17T07:00
I had a 4am realization last week. 4am realizations are the best… My realization had to do with “the space between”. I realized that so much of my discomfort of the last few years has come from h...
Listen693: Shonda Moralis: How Moms Can Use Breathing and Mindfulness (Without Rolling Your Eyes) from 2022-10-12T07:00
Shonda Moralis, MSW, LCSW is on a mission to help ambitious moms play big without burning out. Author of the award-winning book, Breathe, Mama, Breathe and Don’t Forget to Breathe, she is a Psychot...
Listen692: How to Build Traction by Taking Tiny Action from 2022-10-10T07:00
When I’m working with private business&leadership coaching clients, one of the things we are always talking about is building traction. When you’re eager to grow and evolve in your leadership (in a...
Listen691: Denisha Seals: Owning Your Culture&Breaking Patterns of Intergenerational Trauma from 2022-10-05T07:00
Denisha Seals was raised by her mother, a single parent, who had not had a childhood. She was a teenage mom in an abusive relationship. Unfortunately, the unresolved trauma from her mother’s past w...
Listen690: How to Stop Defaulting to a Fixed Mindset from 2022-10-02T07:00
Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to speak to multiple groups on mindset. In researching and prepping for these conversations, I dug into some hard truths around our current cultu...
Listen689: Amy Lang: Sex Talks with Tweens from 2022-09-28T07:00
Amy Lang, MA has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. With her lively, engaging and down-to-earth style she helps parents become comfortable and confident talking to their kids. Amy’s b...
Listen688: Get Great at Doing Things You’re Not Great At from 2022-09-26T07:00
This one is for all my friends who have spent their lives collecting A+’s and doing all the extra credit. I know perfectionism kept me in my ownway for a lot of my first 20 years of life. If I co...
Listen687: Peter Mutabazi: Street Kid Turned Foster Dad to 27 Children from 2022-09-21T07:00
Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children. A single fath...
Listen686: What You Waste While You Wait from 2022-09-19T07:00
We are really good at finding reasons to wait. And sometimes waiting is warranted. But often, we wait because we have made up a story that we are not yet ready, worthy, capable, or qualified. Often...
Listen685: Fareedah Shaheed: Female Muslim Gamer Turned Family Internet Safety Expert from 2022-09-14T07:00
Fareedah Shaheed is the CEO and Founder of Sekuva SehKOOvuh, where she helps parents and caretakers protect their kids online. She has taught thousands of people online security&safety, has hosted ...
Listen684: 5 Important Lessons On Trying Something New from 2022-09-12T07:00
Last weekend I did my first triathlon in 18 years. It was an incredible experience - which I almost put it off until next summer. I’m so glad I didn’t wait. I shifted a 12-month goal to a 2-month g...
Listen683: Beth Syverson: Parenting a Child Through Addiction from 2022-09-07T07:00
Beth Syverson is a mom of an 18-year-old son, Joey, who has been struggling with addiction and mental health issues for several years. She struggles with addiction as well, though not with the same...
Listen682: Look Up from 2022-09-05T07:00
When we get overwhelmed or frustrated or feel the universe is working against us, we tend to drop our heads, metaphorically and literally. We stop seeing the good around us. We stop seeing potentia...
Listen681: Sue Holt: The Truth About Mom Rage from 2022-08-31T07:00
Sue Holt is the founder of Mommy's Life Coach. Sue coaches moms who yell at their kids. She helps them to stop feeling guilty and enjoy being a mom. As a stay-at-home mom for the past 16 years to f...
Listen680: Are You Stuck in the Chaos&Crap of Post Pandemic Motherhood? from 2022-08-29T07:00
A couple of months ago, we did our annual Shameless Summer Survey to find out what you all needed - where you were struggling most and what you were craving. Over and over again you said you were o...
Listen679: Trudi Lebron: White Women’s Roles in White Culture and ”White People Sh*t” from 2022-08-24T07:00
Trudi Lebrón is the author of The Antiracist Business Book: An Equity-Centered Approach to Work, Wealth,&Leadership. Trudi is also the CEO of ScriptFlip! LLC and creator of the Institute for Equity...
Listen678: 3 Tools to Cope With Rejection from 2022-08-22T07:00
Brutal truth: I’ve experienced more professional rejection in 2022 than any other year in my 19 years of business. I’m talking about this because no one talks about this side of growth, professi...
Listen677: Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers: How to Talk About Politics, Power&Authority in Motherhood from 2022-08-17T07:00
Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers host the popular podcast Pantsuit Politics, which was named one of 2021’s best shows by Apple Podcasts and has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlant...
Listen676: 3 Things for Moms to Say Yes to This Fall from 2022-08-15T07:00
I know it’s not officially fall yet, but hear me out.... Fall is coming - fast. And I want you to be prepared. As you straddle this end of summer/back to school/almost fall season, I want you to...
Listen675: Dr. Lynyetta Willis: The 5 Step Empowered Path to Peace&Ease in Motherhood from 2022-08-10T07:00
Dr. Lynyetta Willis is a psychologist, family empowerment coach, speaker, and award-winning author who helps frustrated families break free from Stable Misery™ and unhelpful parenting and partnersh...
Listen674: Navigating the Loss of a Complicated Parent from 2022-08-08T07:00
I sat down to write notes before recording this episode at least 14 times. Each time I could not find a starting point. Or an ending point. So, I decided to just hit record. With no notes. In...
Listen673: Tanya Sheckley: Building Accessible Education to Honor Her Daughter’s Legacy from 2022-08-03T07:00
Tanya Sheckley is Founder and President of UP Academy, an elementary lab school that values innovation, empathy, and strength and incorporates a unique neuro-development program for children with p...
Listen672: 6 Ways to Develop Your Sense of Agency from 2022-08-01T07:00
I spent three days last week in a Trauma-Informed Practice Intensive for Coaches and Leaders. One of the things we kept coming back to over the course of these three days was making sure we, as coa...
Listen671: Asha Frost: You Are the Medicine from 2022-07-27T07:00
Asha Frost (she/her) is an Indigenous Medicine Woman and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. She is from the Crane Clan, the totem of leadership, and believes in holding space from vi...
Listen670: Getting to the Start Line Is Harder Than the Finish Line from 2022-07-25T07:00
I’m training for my first triathlon in 18 years. It has definitely been a little daunting getting back into tri training. As I’ve been hopping in the water, onto my bike, and into my running shoes,...
Listen669: Christina Roulund: Discovering&Recovering From Breast Implant Illness from 2022-07-20T07:00
Christina Roulund is the founder of Size: Happy, a movement focused on helping women on their journey to self-love heal from and rebel against the unattainable standards that society inflicts on th...
Listen668: 10 Ways to Own Your Day 10 Minutes or Less from 2022-07-18T07:00
You are not powerless. I know motherhood, and heck, the state of the world, will try to make you feel differently on any given day. It is easy to let outside circumstances dictate how you feel,...
Listen667: Kimberly Didrikson: Learning Motherhood: The Intersection of Motherhood and Work from 2022-07-13T07:00
Kimberly Didrikson is the founder of Learning Motherhood, a consulting agency and online community platform that helps women return to work after having a baby from feeling overwhelmed with motherh...
Listen666: Penny Decree: The Power of Affirmations While Raising Black Sons from 2022-07-11T07:00
Born and raised in Detroit, Penny Decree began her career in construction management working on many of the commercial projects that dot the city’s downtown skyline. After deciding to start a famil...
Listen665: Amanda Kingsley: Speaking Light Into Abortion from 2022-07-06T07:00
Amanda Kingsley is a Certified Life Coach and Doula, and the host of the Speaking Light Into Abortion podcast. After her own unanticipated abortion as a mother of three, she recognized the need for...
Listen664: How to Play the Long Game in Your Advocacy and Activism from 2022-07-04T07:00
Let your rage be your fuel. The rage I have carried over the last 6+ or so years has fueled so much of my work. But rage is not a long-term plan. If you want to show up in advocacy, allyship, a...
Listen663: Amy Shlosberg: Women, Crime, and Our Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System from 2022-06-29T07:00
Amy Shlosberg, Ph.D , is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Department Chair at Fairleigh Dickinson University where she teaches courses on Wrongful Conviction, Offender Reentry and Reintegr...
Listen662: How to Drop the Ball on Purpose from 2022-06-27T07:00
Every time I’ve surveyed you all over the last 6 years, you have shared with me that overwhelm is one of your biggest struggles. I HEAR YOU. It seems no matter the season of life, if you are ...
Listen661: Shari Leid: Identity Through Adoption, Internment, Career&Cancer from 2022-06-22T07:00
Former litigator Shari Leid currently operates An Imperfectly Perfect Life, LLC, a professional mindset coaching business serving clients who are in those tricky middle age years, helping them crea...
Listen660: 4 Ways for Moms to Get Across More Finish Lines from 2022-06-20T07:00
As I’ve worked with moms over the last 19 (!!) years, I’ve noticed how quickly society sells us short. And how often we, in turn, sell ourselves short. I want to invite you to cross more finish ...
Listen659: Jessica Sinarski: How to Own and Embrace Your Anger from 2022-06-15T07:00
Jessica Sinarski is a highly sought-after therapist, speaker, and change-maker. Extensive post-graduate training and 15+ years as a clinician and educator led her to create the resource and trainin...
Listen658: Lessons Learned Co-Chairing the PTA from 2022-06-13T07:00
I have spent the last year co-chairing the Parent Association at Vinnie’s school. I have learned so much from this experience. I’ve stretched myself in new ways and humbled myself more than once. I...
Listen657: Miranda Anderson: Overcoming Perfectionism to Live More Adventurously from 2022-06-08T07:00
As a speaker, teacher, podcast host and author, Miranda Anderson provides tools and inspiration for women to live a creative, adventurous, and intentional life. Starting out as a lifestyle blogger ...
Listen656: 5 Steps to Push Past the Fear&Noise from 2022-06-06T07:00
Fear is a beast. Don’t get me wrong, fear can be functional. It can protect us from great harm. But, it can also hold us back from taking action. It can paralyze our heads and our hearts. It can pr...
Listen655: Piers Kowalski: Shameless Transgender Dad from 2022-06-01T07:00
Piers Kowalski is an average father of two with a not so average story. Born and raised in Colorado, Piers lived and worked on the west coast for 11 years before moving back to Colorado with his w...
Listen654: How to Inspire Someone to Take Action from 2022-05-30T07:00
How do you get people to do what you want them to do? How do you help people make decisions that will benefit them?How do you help people see the potential they have to be leaders, culture shifter...
Listen653: Sonora Jha: How to Raise a Feminist Son from 2022-05-25T07:00
Sonora Jha is the author of the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son and the novel Foreign. After a career as a journalist covering crime, politics, and culture in India and Singapore, she moved to t...
Listen652: Madeline Reeves: Strategizing, Negotiating and Advocating for Your Needs at Work from 2022-05-23T07:00
Madeline Reeves is the founder&CEO of Fearless Foundry, a creative consultancy that supports ambitious humans in building branding, marketing, and business development strategies that allow them to...
Listen651: Luvvie Ajayi Jones: Be a Troublemaker and Raise a Troublemaker from 2022-05-18T07:00
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and podcast host who thrives at the intersection of humor, media, and justice. Her critically acclaimed boo...
Listen650: 3 Steps to Build Your Summer Bucket List from 2022-05-16T07:00
For a few years now I have walked you all through building Summer Bucket Lists. I love that a number of you have taken on this tradition with your families. It is such a fun and meaningful traditio...
Listen649: Neill Williams: How to Flip Your Mindset Around Productivity from 2022-05-11T07:00
Neill Williams is a Master Certified Life and Productivity Coach, host of “The Unbusy Your Life” podcast, and creator of the Unbusy Entrepreneur Mastermind. Only after ditching her own belief that ...
Listen648: My 3 Mother's Day Gifts to You from 2022-05-09T07:00
I started dreaming up this episode last Sunday. The next day, the Supreme Court was outed on their plan to own our bodies. The next day, our family was hit with Covid. By the time I sat down to re...
Listen647: Leah Carey: Good Girls Talk About Sex from 2022-05-04T07:00
Leah Carey is a sex and intimacy coach and host of the podcast “Good Girls Talk About Sex.” She works with people eager to explore new avenues of their sexuality and fulfill their greatest desires,...
Listen646: 3 Things I Didn’t Know I Desperately Needed on Vacation from 2022-05-02T07:00
Last week we went on the spring break trip we had been planning for 4 years. We started planning this trip well before the pandemic hit and then had to cancel it and wait. And wait. And wait. Ov...
Listen645: Amy Green Smith: How to Walk Through Hard Conversations from 2022-04-27T07:00
Amy Green Smith is a certified and credentialed life coach and hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to mov...
Listen644: Sarah Walton: How to Identify and Overcome High Functioning Co-Dependency from 2022-04-25T07:00
Sarah Walton is a business mentor who’s been featured on The Today Show, speaks at women's conferences all over the world, and has helped hundreds of women start and grow businesses they LOVE. Orig...
Listen643: Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo: Overcoming the Societal Neglect of Moms in Their 4th Trimester from 2022-04-20T07:00
Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo the co-founder of Fourth Phase aftercare boxes that support women in their 4th Trimester after giving birth. She is a social entrepreneur and seasoned humanitarian with a strong...
Listen642: 3 Simple Steps to Loving What You Already Have from 2022-04-18T07:00
We all have days and seasons where we look around and think things like: “Why is it so easy for everyone else?”“If only I had what she has!” “Why can’t I catch any breaks right now?!”We look into...
Listen641: Cara Harvey: How to Be More Productive&Present and Prevent Burnout from 2022-04-13T07:00
Cara is a Shameless Mom and Stepmom of 3. She works as a productivity coach and her mission is to help busy moms take massive action on their goals and 3x their productivity without overwhelm or b...
Listen640: How to Find Your People from 2022-04-11T07:00
One of the most common struggles moms share with me is finding other mom friends. Making friends as a grown-up is so tricky. It can take a lot of time and energy - of which you have little (if any?...
Listen639: Kate Swenson: Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy from 2022-04-06T07:00
Kate Swenson is a proud working mama of four living in suburban Minnesota. She lives for coffee, preaches kindness like her life depends on it and is continuously surprised by the twists and turns ...
Listen638: Sometimes Quitting Is Upleveling from 2022-04-04T07:00
Quitting is often synonymous with failure or laziness or not enoughness. But the truth is… sometimes quitting is upleveling. Recently, I was on a call with a coaching client and she was sharing ...
Listen637: Sage B. Hobbs: How To Sit in Conversations About Race and Culture as a White Woman from 2022-03-30T07:00
Sage B. Hobbs is the author of Naked Communication and the host of Race, Culture,&Beyond: A Naked Conversations Podcast Series. Sage’s passion for maximizing human potential, building emotional int...
Listen636: How to Get Grounded When Your World is Spinning from 2022-03-28T07:00
“I feel like I’m floating above my body, watching myself move through the world.” At least 3 coaching clients have told me this in the last week or so. So many of us are navigating big seasons of...
Listen635: Deeann Graham: Head On: Stories of Alopecia from 2022-03-23T07:00
Deeann Graham is the award-winning author of Head-On, Stories of Alopecia, and an alopecia coach/consultant, educator, and advocate. She was first diagnosed with alopecia areata (an autoimmune hair...
Listen634: Struggling with Self Worth? Start Here from 2022-03-21T07:00
One of the most common struggles for women and moms centers around self-worth. Because we are taught from such an early age that we should look a certain way, act a certain way, desire certain thin...
Listen633: Reshma Saujani: The Future of Women and Work from 2022-03-16T07:00
Reshma Saujani is a leading activist and the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms. She has spent more than a decade advocating for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, worki...
Listen632: How to Change Your State to Change Your Day from 2022-03-14T07:00
Last week I got stuck. A cascade of hard events plus solo parenting for the week plus general pandemic/war/life fatigue caught up with me. I don’t get stuck often. But every now and then, if I do...
Listen631: Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson: What Fresh Hell - Laughing in the Face of Motherhood from 2022-03-09T08:00
Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson, are comedians, mothers, and hosts of the podcast What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood. What Fresh Hell regularly ranks at the top of the Parenting and...
Listen630: 3 Simple Ways To Start Speaking Up from 2022-03-07T08:00
I had the honor of speaking at an event for moms last week. My talk was “How to Play Bigger in Life without Asking Permission.” After my talk, there was time for Q&A and the question folks kept cir...
Listen629: Jen Kem: Staying Values Driven Through Having It All, Losing It All and Building It All Again Airs from 2022-03-02T08:00
Jennifer Kem is a San Francisco Bay Area-based brand building and leadership expert who gets entrepreneurs seen, heard, and paid for being themselves. She’s the creator of the Master Brand Method:...
Listen628: The Power Of Taking Tiny Action from 2022-02-28T08:00
There are times when we look at something we would like to accomplish and it just feels too far out of reach - like the work required to get us to that point is not only completely overwhelming but...
Listen627: Laurel Handfield: From Low Self-Worth And Self-Harm To Creating Books For Girls Of Color from 2022-02-23T08:00
Laurel Handfield began her writing career years ago in a small, suburban town outside of Philadelphia, PA. In college, she majored in business marketing and after graduation, she worked in sales, m...
Listen626: Sara&Laura Cathcart Robbins Recap Their Dr. Phil Appearance and CRT from 2022-02-21T08:00
Back in August of 2021, I got a text from my dear friend Laura Cathcart Robbins: “Sara, I know this is crazy, but I’m going on the Dr. Phil show on Wednesday to talk about CRT and they’ve just ask...
Listen625: Melissa Guida-Richards: What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption from 2022-02-16T08:00
Melissa Guida-Richards is a Shameless Mom to two little boys and the author of WHAT WHITE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION. Melissa uses her gift of writing to help other adoptees and...
Listen624: 8 Top Triggers for Moms in 2022 from 2022-02-14T08:00
For the last couple weeks, I have been talking about triggers in parenting - and life. I had to laugh as I was putting together content for this episode. As I was preparing my notes early one morni...
Listen623: Jen Lumanlan: Taming Your Triggers In Motherhood from 2022-02-09T08:00
Jen Lumanlan holds a Masters in Psychology in Child Development and hosts the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which is a reference guide for parents of children between the toddler and elementary year...
Listen622: You Don't Need To Be A Better Mom from 2022-02-07T08:00
I was in a conversation with a coaching client the other day and we were hashing out some details around her company branding and mission. She is a badass coach who works with moms who want to lear...
Listen621: Amy Henderson: How Motherhood Changes Your Brain And Makes You More Marketable from 2022-02-02T08:00
Amy Henderson is one of our nation’s leading voices on the critical role of parenting and caregiving in developing the future of work. Amy has three kids and is the founding CEO of TendLab, where s...
Listen620: 5 Steps To Amplify Possibility In Your Life from 2022-01-31T08:00
Are you the type of person who must keep moving forward in order to keep up hope? I definitely am. When things get heavy and hard, if I sit down for too long, the weight of the world becomes heav...
Listen619: Terri Cole: How to Be A Boundary Boss In Motherhood and Life from 2022-01-26T08:00
Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free. For over two...
Listen618: It’s Not What You Think… The Truth About Motherhood in 2022 from 2022-01-24T08:00
We set mothers up to fail in this pandemic.For decades before the pandemic began, we told moms they could and should DO IT ALL. While the intent was to give women permission to do all the things me...
Listen617: Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan: Mommying While Muslim from 2022-01-19T08:00
Uzma Jafri grew up in Houston, the daughter of Muslim immigrants from Pakistan and India. Coming from a traditional Muslim family and being unapologetically Muslim, while still identifying with Ame...
Listen616: Why Moms Need More Mentorship from 2022-01-17T08:00
It’s not ok. Mothers need mentorship. Desperately. And we’re not getting it - anywhere, really.Because as a culture we leave moms to fend for themselves with ridiculously frugal resources to suppo...
Listen615: Sandra Etherington: How To Better Support Your Child Based On Their Innate Personality Type from 2022-01-12T08:00
Sandra is a mom of a 6 year old and an 8 year old. She is the owner of Family Personalities and the co-host of the Family Personalities podcast, a show that brings personality type models into pare...
Listen614: 3 Ways The Messages You’re Carrying From Childhood Are Holding You Back from 2022-01-10T07:21
It is highly likely there are some messages you have internalized from your childhood that still have a stronghold on you. These may have been explicit messages shared by friends and family members...
Listen613: Eliza Reynolds: How To Do Your Own Inner Teen Work In Order To Show Up For Your Teen Girl(s) from 2022-01-05T06:00
Eliza Reynolds is a best-selling author, speaker, and professional big sibling who keeps it real. She’s spent the last 15 years creating space for preteen and teen girls to be their authentic selve...
Listen612: Little Steps That Build Big Courage in 2022 from 2022-01-03T06:29:10
Happy 2022! As you take your first steps into this new year, I want to invite you to NOT leap into 18 resolutions that only last for 18 days. Instead, I’m going to offer you a more simple and more ...
Listen611: Joree Rose: The Power Of Recognizing Transgenerational Patterns and Trauma from 2021-12-29T22:45
Joree Rose, MA, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mindfulness and meditation teacher, coach, author, speaker, and she also leads mindfulness retreats around the world. Joree has he...
Listen610: Why Your Identity Outside Of Motherhood Matters So Much from 2021-12-27T22:32
In those first few months after becoming a mom, you start to feel like all your other identities are being stripped away. 97% of your attention goes to this baby and the other 3% is spread across y...
Listen609: Elizabeth Milovidov: How To Use Connected Conversations In Digital Parenting from 2021-12-22T22:07
Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov is a lawyer from California, a law professor in Paris, France, and a Digital Safety Consultant in Europe. Using her European/American focus on Internet, technology, and soci...
Listen608: 4 Things That Are Stopping You From Getting Started from 2021-12-20T21:49
What are the stumbling blocks that are holding you back from starting? More often than we’d like to admit we stop ourselves from starting. We make up all sorts of stories about why now is not the r...
Listen607: Cameron Normand: How Mom Culture Totally Misses The Mark For Stepmoms from 2021-12-15T08:00
Cameron Normand is the host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, co-founder of The Stepmom Summit, and founder and CEO of This Custom Life, where she provides stepmoms with tools and advice to help them...
Listen606: 3 Lies To Let Go Of Before 2022 from 2021-12-13T08:00
I have an invitation for you. As you move through these last 2 weeks of 2021, I'm going to invite you to let go of 3 little (ok, maybe not so little) lies that are likely holding you back. Here a...
Listen605: Ronit Plank: When Your Mom Joins A Cult… And When She Comes Back from 2021-12-08T08:00
Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and podcaster whose work has been featured in The Rumpus, The Atlantic, The Iowa Review, Writer’s Digest, The Washington Post, HuffPost, and The New York Times amo...
Listen604: 4 Simple Steps To Create Peace&Ease Over The Holidays from 2021-12-06T08:00
We are at that time of year where it’s easy to wake up every morning and feel like you're 5 days behind on everything. Work deadlines, gift lists, travel plans… It’s so much! I want you to take a m...
Listen603: Laura Jack: Redefining and Reframing Grief and Rage from 2021-12-01T08:00
As Founder of The Compassion Code Academy®, Compassionate Communication Coach, International Best Selling Author, and Trainer for The Grief Recovery Institute®, Laura Jack guides heart-centered lea...
Listen602: How To Walk Through The World As The Woman You Are Becoming from 2021-11-29T08:00
About 10 years ago I went on a bit of a shopping spree at Banana Republic. I was on a mission to buy “speaker clothes” - some slacks, blouses, and a cardigan or two. I considered a blazer, but that...
Listen601: Dr. Julia Colangelo: How To Find Your Flow #everydamnday from 2021-11-24T08:00
Dr. Julia Colangelo is an award-winning mindfulness educator, flow expert, and founder of Hello Flow a consulting and educational company based out of Maui where she teaches on Flow, Purpose, Creat...
Listen600: 6 Life Lessons Learned Over 600 Episodes from 2021-11-22T08:00
600 EPISODES! Unreal.600 times I have hit record. 300 incredible guest interviews. 300 solo shows. WOW.Having a podcast is like having a child. It’s like the podcast just started yesterday and it ...
Listen599: Monica Froese: Moms, Money and the Magic of Microeconomies from 2021-11-17T08:00
Monica Froese is a digital product coach for women business owners and host of the popular podcast, Empowered Business. She has an MBA degree in finance and marketing and runs two brands Redefining...
Listen598: See Inside My Business: Pulling Back The Curtain (Part 2) from 2021-11-15T08:00
I might have had too much fun with this… The truth is I can geek out talking about business all day long. Why, you ask? Because stepping into my identity as a business owner and entrepreneur has a...
Listen597: Christine Michel Carter: MOM AF and Building Bridges That Support Black Maternal Health from 2021-11-10T08:00
Featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Christine Michel Carter is the #1 global voice for working moms. She is also the bestselling author of children’s book Can Mommy Go To Work?...
Listen596: See Inside My Business: Pulling Back The Curtain (Part 1) from 2021-11-08T08:00
“Sara, how do you run your business??” Well, let me tell you….I get asked business questions pretty much every single day. Everything from the nitty gritty on how to produce a podcast to how to su...
Listen595: Elena Joy Thurston: Living Out Loud After Enduring Life Threatening Conversion Therapy from 2021-11-03T07:00
Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, and founder of the nonprofit Pride and Joy Foundation. A Mormon mom of four who lost her marriage, her church, and her community when...
Listen594: Say Yes To What Others Won't from 2021-11-01T07:00
I’ve been watching the ones who say yes over the past couple years. The ones who say yes when others won’t. The ones who say yes even when they aren’t certain they’ll be successful. The ones who sa...
Listen593: Hitha Palepu: We’re Speaking - The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris from 2021-10-27T07:00
Hitha Palepu is a woman of multitudes, which is what I loved most about her the first time she came on the show. She is a feminist, a lifelong politics enthusiast, a daughter of immigrants, and a m...
Listen592: Don’t Let Doubt Be Your Default from 2021-10-25T07:00
Do you catch yourself ruminating on why things are so hard, or spiraling into endless descents of negative self talk, or taking on a constant attitude of, “of course this isn’t going to work out th...
Listen591: Jasmine Bradshaw: What To Do When Your Child (inevitably) Says Something Racist from 2021-10-20T07:00
Jasmine Bradshaw is a researcher, anti-racist educator, and podcaster who truly believes that creating a more loving, inclusive, and just society starts within the sacred walls of our homes. Her po...
Listen590: 6 Reasons Moms Make Better Leaders at Work from 2021-10-18T07:00
I’ve been sitting on this episode for awhile because it feels like a big responsibility to open up this conversation. The longer I sat on this topic, the more content I came up with - to the point ...
Listen589: Dr. Traci Baxley: Social Justice Parenting - Raising Allies&Activists from 2021-10-13T07:00
Dr. Traci Baxley is a mother of five, consultant, educator and coach dedicated to supporting families, organizations and corporations in developing diversity&inclusion practices that lead to meanin...
Listen588: 7 Simple Ways To Show Up For Your Life from 2021-10-11T07:00
Everyday you have the chance to show up for yourself, your family and your community in a myriad of ways. On hard days, showing up feels nearly impossible. Heck, some days it is impossible. As we...
Listen587: Khalilah Lyons: Candidly Connecting Through Courageous Conversations from 2021-10-06T07:00
Khalilah Lyons is the founder of Answer the Moment, LLC, as well as a keynote speaker, mentor, advisory council member, thought leader. She is also a diversity, equity and inclusion leader devoted ...
Listen586: Why You Must Own Your Wins from 2021-10-04T07:00
I recently made a big, bold move that resulted in a pretty awesome win. I couldn’t decide if I should share this win publicly. It felt a little braggy and privileged to share a big win when so many...
Listen585: DarNesha Weary: On Building a Business Around Young Black Leadership from 2021-09-29T07:00
DarNesha Weary is a Shameless Mom of 2 young adults, the owner of Black Coffee NW, a community leader, an event organizer, a culture shifter, and a change maker. I discovered DarNesha while followi...
Listen584: 555 Days: An Epidemic of Pandemic Impatience from 2021-09-27T07:00
I recently completely lost my shit at the bank. Through a series of events that were unexpected and inconvenient, I was unable to get what I needed at my bank - on two separate occasions within the...
Listen583: Ruth Soukup: From Hopeless Rock Bottom to Choosing to Live from 2021-09-22T07:00
New York Times bestselling author Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping women everywhere create a life they love, encouraging her more than 1 million subscribers to follow their dreams and reach thei...
Listen582: How I Manage Anxiety #everydamnday from 2021-09-20T07:00
Last May, as we approached the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, I decided to share my own story around mental health and, specifically, around my diagnoses of PTSD and General Anxiety Disorder...
Listen581: Jessica Frew: Living Boldly Through Marriage, Coming Out, Divorce&Remarriage from 2021-09-15T07:00
Jessica Frew is a wife, ex-wife, mom, stepmom, and BOLD action taker. She has a successful podcast called “Husband in Law” that she records with her husband, Matt, and her ex-husband, Steve. Togeth...
Listen580: Stop Making Other People More Comfortable from 2021-09-13T07:00
How often have you made yourself smaller because you didn’t want to make other people feel uncomfortable? You didn’t want to outshine someone, you didn’t want to hold someone responsible, you didn’...
Listen579: Nicole Lynn Lewis: Navigating College as a Black Teen Mom from 2021-09-08T07:00
Nicole Lynn Lewis is a mom of 4, a social entrepreneur, and the founder of the nonprofit Generation Hope. As a teen mother, she put herself through the College of William&Mary, starting as a freshm...
Listen578: How to Calm the Chaos&Clutter in Your Head from 2021-09-06T07:00
The chaos&clutter are real. Not just in our homes, but in our heads, my friends. As we continue to navigate the most challenging and relentless season of most of our lives, it is easy to let our m...
Listen577: Andrea Owen: Make Some Noise from 2021-09-01T07:00
Andrea Owen is the author of 3 books, a global speaker, certified life coach, and hell raiser who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She has taught h...
Listen576: Summer Series Wrap Up: Your 3 Next Steps from 2021-08-30T07:00
How did we get here? 12 weeks ago we kicked off our Lead Like A Mother Summer Series. This was back in June when the world was full of hope and it looked like things could be really turning around ...
Listen575: Abby Medcalf: How to Reconceptionalize your Relationship with your Partner from 2021-08-25T07:00
Abby Medcalf is a Relationship Maven, psychologist, author, podcast host, and Tedx speaker who has helped thousands of people think differently so they can create connection, ease, and joy in their...
Listen574: 6 Steps to Turning Your Struggles into Stories of Strength from 2021-08-23T07:00
What if the struggles you shy away from sharing are actually the stories that give way to your superpowers? When we go through hard things, we often want to move away from them, forget they happene...
Listen573: JoAnn Crohn: Helping Your Kids Build Healthy Friendships from 2021-08-18T07:00
JoAnn Crohn, M. Ed is a parenting educator and former elementary teacher who helps moms feel confident in everything from raising empowered, self-sufficient kids to dropping the anxiety and guilt o...
Listen572: 8 Steps To Becoming A Better Leader (Part 2) from 2021-08-16T07:00
Becoming a better leader is a practice that requires thoughtful and intentional action over time. It’s all about how you repeatedly show up, how you decide to shine, how you share your gifts with t...
Listen571: Sarah Stevens: How to Take Up Space and Love Yourself in the Process from 2021-08-11T07:00
In 2016, Sarah left a successful, decade-long career in corporate healthcare in favor of work that better aligned with her passion and purpose. After serving for two years as a freelance consultant...
Listen570: 8 Steps to Becoming a Better Leader (Part 1) from 2021-08-09T07:00
I am constantly reminding moms that - even if you didn’t sign up for it - you are already a leader. You lead in your households and in your communities. You lead in your relationships and your work...
Listen569: Shannon Siriano Greenwood: PPD, Medication, and the Truth About Mental Health in Motherhood from 2021-08-04T07:00
Founder, leader, and community builder, Shannon Siriano Greenwood knows the benefits of building her network with meaningful relationships over bountiful connections. As the CEO of the Rebelle Bran...
Listen568: Why Women Shy Away from Leading from 2021-08-02T07:00
Have you ever turned down an opportunity in leadership because you assumed that it would just be too much work? Yeah, me too. Have you ever stopped yourself from applying for a position in leadersh...
Listen567: Danielle Silverstein: The Value of Vulnerability in Marriage&Martinis from 2021-07-28T07:00
Danielle is a mom to three kids and two rescue dogs. She and her husband, Adam, started Marriage and Martinis while going through the most intense, chaotic time in their lives. Their goal is to sho...
Listen566: The Pitfalls of Positive Thinking from 2021-07-26T07:00
It might sound suspicious to you when I suggest there is a downside to positive thinking. But, hear me out…. Positive thinking serves us well when it’s authentic - because of course, it feels good ...
Listen565: Colleen Echohawk: The First Indigenous Woman Running for Mayor in a Major City from 2021-07-21T07:00
Over the past two decades, Colleen Echohawk has served the most marginalized people living in the Greater Seattle community. As the head of Chief Seattle Club, a non-profit dedicated to the rapid r...
Listen564: 5 Ways to Overcome Negative Thought Patterns from 2021-07-19T07:00
In last week’s podcast episode, I called out your negative thought patterns. These are the thoughts that get stuck in your head and keep you spinning in negative spaces - often keeping you totally ...
Listen563: Cindi Bright: The Color of Courage, Crushing Racism in Corporate America from 2021-07-14T07:00
Cindi Bright is the President of The Bright Group, a management consulting firm focusing on the ecosystems of corporate America impacting and impeding progress for brown and Black people. She is th...
Listen562: Acknowledging and Assessing Negative Thought Patterns from 2021-07-12T07:00
I’m not gonna lie, you might feel totally called out by today’s episode. But I think and hope it will ultimately really help you to see how your brain is holding you back at times. Here’s the deal...
Listen561: Mia Hemstad: How To Combat Mom Burnout With Sustainable Self-Nourishment from 2021-07-07T07:00
Mia Hemstad is a wife and a mom of 2 little kiddos. Mia works as a Paid Family Leave and mental health advocate—writing and speaking online and advocating at the policy level for systemic change. A...
Listen560: How Your Thoughts Lead To Action (and Inaction) from 2021-07-05T07:00
You have anywhere from 6,000-60,000 thoughts per day, depending on which research study you trust most. Let’s just take the low estimate of 6,000 thoughts per day and consider the impact of that m...
Listen559: Delphine Carter: The Power Moms Bring To Corporate Culture from 2021-06-30T07:00
Delphine Carter is the Founder and CEO of Boulo Solutions, a career matching service that helps women stay in and return to the workforce. Boulo has now helped over 1,000 women and has generated ov...
Listen558: 5 Steps To Get Out Of Your Own Way from 2021-06-28T07:00
For the entire month of June, I have been talking about how you might be getting in your own way, why you might be getting in your own way, and how procrastination&perfectionism are keeping you stu...
Listen557: Irina Gonzalez: Managing Sobriety And Anxiety As A New Mom In A Pandemic from 2021-06-23T07:00
Irina Gonzalez is a Latina, bisexual, sober Shameless Mom. She is also an editor&freelance writer covering parenting, recovery, and Latinx culture. Currently, she is the Content Marketing Manager a...
Listen556: How Procrastination&Perfectionism Are Keeping You Stuck from 2021-06-21T07:00
A couple years ago, I had a major AHA. I was reading Jon Acuff’s book, FINISHED, and he was talking about perfectionism and the connection between perfectionism and procrastination. Society tells ...
Listen555: Laura Cathcart Robbins: Why We Must Make Space For Women's Stories from 2021-06-16T07:00
Laura Cathcart Robbins is an author, writer, podcast host, mother of Miles and Justin, Hon’s GF, dedicated inclusionist, disruptor, thought leader, ally, volunteer, storyteller, public speaker, and...
Listen554: 5 Reasons You Might Be Getting In Your Own Way from 2021-06-14T07:00
Last week we kicked off our June theme, Get Out Of Your Own Way, discussing 7 ways you might be getting in your own way. This week we are digging deeper to explore WHY you might be getting in your ...
Listen553: Elizabeth DiAlto: How to Embody Your Wild Soul from 2021-06-09T07:00
Known for her raw, honest, and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto specializes in helping women embody self love, healing, wholeness, and liberation. Her body of work ...
Listen552: Summer Series: 7 Ways You’re Getting In Your Own Way from 2021-06-07T07:00
EEEK!! This is the first week of our Summer Series: Lead Like A Mother! Every Monday this summer, I will be sharing content around how to help you lead in bigger, bolder, braver ways. For the month...
Listen551: Stephannie Weikert: Making Peace With Stress, Surrender&Sexuality from 2021-06-02T07:00
Stephannie Weikert is a Certified Yoga Therapist who teaches smart, capable men and women to manage stress with some of the most fundamental, yet little-known principles of yoga. She’s been teachin...
Listen550: Permission To Bring The Summer FUN from 2021-05-31T07:00
Is your summer planned all around your child(ren)’s fun? When I look at everything we have planned for the summer, it’s clear that this summer (like all summers) is the Summer of Vinnie. Camps, cam...
Listen549: Sabrina Torres: Finding Happiness By Losing Her Religion&Owning Her Sexuality from 2021-05-26T07:00
Sabrina Torres stands out in a crowd. With her unique point of view about the power of organic growth, engaging content, bold colors, and coffee (lots and lots of coffee), she started Be Truly Soci...
Listen548: How To Deal With Doubt from 2021-05-24T07:00
We all carry doubt. Even the most polished and pretty people on the internet. For real.In recent months, a number of people have applauded the ways I’ve shown up online and in my business over the...
Listen547: Jessica Butts: Healing The Hustle from 2021-05-19T07:00
Jessica is the Creator/CEO of Front Seat Life, Myers-Briggs Expert, Life/Business Coach for Intuitive Women, Author, Keynote Speaker, Podcaster, and Former Psychotherapist. She is an ENFJ, truth te...
Listen546: 3 Reasons Moms Secretly Fear Growth from 2021-05-17T07:00
Let’s be honest… growth is scary. It involves dancing with the unknown. Yuck, right? I’d rather dance alone in the safe isolation of my bathroom, thank you very much. But growth is also incredibly ...
Listen545: Pauline Cheung: The Cost Of Making Other People Happy from 2021-05-12T07:00
Pauline Cheung is a women’s leadership speaker and coach on a mission to show professional women how to trust their voices and create professional and personal success – without conceding to people...
Listen544: Mental Health Awareness Month: My Diagnosis from 2021-05-10T07:00
Earlier this year I received two mental health diagnoses. One did not surprise me at all, but the second did. I have been processing and thinking through the gift of diagnosis a lot over the last ...
Listen543: Trudi Lebron: From Teen Mom Of Two To Activist and Thought Leader from 2021-05-05T07:00
Trudi Lebron is an entrepreneur, coach, consultant, podcaster, and speaker working with social impact leaders, and transformative coaches who want to increase the impact of their efforts. Trudi is ...
Listen542: 3 Simple Ways To Build Brave Boundaries from 2021-05-03T07:00
I’m not going to pretend that boundaries are easy. They are tricky and sticky and often intimidating. But boundaries are also the KEY to liberating our time and energy and mental space. Telling yo...
Listen541: Alison Tedford: The Intersection Of Identities As An Indigenous, Single Mom With A Disability from 2021-04-28T07:00
Alison Tedford is an author, marketing consultant, and mom from Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Her work has been published on AlJazeera, CBC, Upworthy, and Today's Parent, and her debut book, Chronic Prof...
Listen540: 3 Steps To Start Anything from 2021-04-26T07:00
I don’t want to squash your dreaming. Dreaming is beautiful and powerful and necessary. But…Sometimes our dreams can be intimidating. We see them out there and they look inviting and delicious - a...
Listen539: Jessica Sinarski: Shifting Our Kids’ Stories To Help Them Navigate Shame&Worry from 2021-04-21T07:00
Jessica's superpower is making brain science accessible and entertaining for children and adults alike. She is living this out as a clinical supervisor, nationally known speaker, author, and Shamel...
Listen538: Pay Attention To Your New Yeses from 2021-04-19T07:00
Perhaps you’ve noticed that with changing times have come changing needs, changing goals, and changing desires. With that, perhaps you notice you’re saying YES to new things - and NO to new things...
Listen537: Maya Luque: The Heart Of The Matter: EMDR Through An Adoptee's Eyes from 2021-04-14T07:00
Maya Luque is a strategist. She helps businesses craft smart, perceptive ways of communicating. The focus of her work is to help businesses build strong, long-lasting relationships with their custo...
Listen536: How Are You Becoming? from 2021-04-12T07:00
Ever since I read Michelle Obama’s book two years ago, I have been obsessed with this notion of becoming. We are always becoming. There is no way around it. Sometimes we are becoming more the pers...
Listen535: Kim Evey: The Road from Adoptee to Adoptive Shameless Mom from 2021-04-07T07:00
Kim Evey is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer, and stand up comedian. She has appeared in numerous commercials and TV shows, written for children's animation, and created and starred in one of the ...
Listen534: Waiting Is Ruining Your Life from 2021-04-05T07:00
“Sara, I’ve been getting your emails for 7 years and I’m finally ready to sign up for your program.” This is the email I got from a prospective gym member back when I had my gym. This woman had bee...
Listen533: Shannon Kenny Carbonell and Nestor Carbonell: All Is Not LOST from 2021-03-31T07:00
Shannon Kenny Carbonell grew up in Sydney, Australia, and moved to the U.S at 18 to study acting. After earning a BFA in Theater from The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), she worked in r...
Listen532: The Gifts of Grief from 2021-03-29T07:00
Last week, we had to very quickly and unexpectedly say goodbye to our sweet dog of 14 years, Granny Dani. Our hearts are broken. My husband and I lost our first baby - this creature we doted on wit...
Listen531: Tiffany Bluhm: Why We Silence Women Who Tell The Truth from 2021-03-24T07:00
Tiffany Bluhm is the author of She Dreams, Never Alone, and her newest book Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up. She is a sought after speaker, writer, ...
Listen530: Stop Staying Stuck In These 3 Ways from 2021-03-22T07:00
When you spend a year (or any season of life) worrying about what’s next and wondering how you’ll manage all the things you cannot control, you are likely to find yourself in exhausting cycles of f...
Listen529: Angie Trueblood: How To Share Your Stories With The World from 2021-03-17T07:00
As a podcast visibility expert and host of the Go Pitch Yourself podcast, Angie Trueblood knows that the only 'perfect pitch' is the one that leads with value and focuses on building a genuine conn...
Listen528: 5 Years Of Lessons On Leadership And Motherhood from 2021-03-15T07:00
5 years ago today I launched the first episode of The Shameless Mom Academy. To be honest, if it hadn’t been for a pushy coach I would likely still be saying, “I think I’m going to do a podcast soo...
Listen527: Racheal Cook: How To Conserve Energy, Set Boundaries And Reject Hustle Culture from 2021-03-10T08:00
As an award-winning business strategist, host of the Promote Yourself to CEO podcast, and best-selling author, Racheal Cook is on a mission to end entrepreneurial poverty for women. Over the last 1...
Listen526: 1 Year Into A Pandemic. Moms Are Not Ok. from 2021-03-08T08:00
I have repeatedly likened our survival of this pandemic to our survival of Newbornland. We have endured a year of uncertainty and upheaval. We have made accommodations and adaptations to our lives ...
Listen525: Heather Chauvin: Dying To Be A Good Mother from 2021-03-03T08:00
Heather Chauvin is a leadership coach and strategic parenting expert who helps ambitious women become leaders at work and home. Drawing from her professional experience as a social worker and her l...
Listen524: How To Handle Rejection from 2021-03-01T08:00
People are going to tell you NO. You will be rejected.Over and over and over. One of the gifts of being an entrepreneur is that you get rejected so often (especially early on) that you get a littl...
Listen523: Nikki Tucker: Why Women Must Be Financially Independent from 2021-02-24T08:00
Nikki Tucker is a 16 year Finance Professional, Divorce Financial Strategist, and founder of The FIIRM Approach. She is also a mom of a teenage boy, part-time foodie, and oat milk latte lover who h...
Listen522: How To Lean Into the Layers Of Your Identity from 2021-02-22T08:00
If you were to sit down and make a list of all the identities you hold, what would be on your list? I made a quick list recently. I hold the following identities (in no particular order):woman, mom...
Listen521: Rho Thomas: Finding Financial Freedom After Incurring 670K In Debt from 2021-02-17T08:00
Rho Thomas is an attorney, mindset strategist, and personal finance coach who believes that true wealth is having control of your time. She helps lawyers make intentional lifestyle and money decisi...
Listen520: How to Restore Hope, Power&Connection A Year Into A Pandemic from 2021-02-15T08:00
We are coming up on a full 12 months of enduring a pandemic that we initially thought would last 2-6 weeks. How are you? No, really? This time is very much like navigating Newbornland - that phase ...
Listen519: Shaunda Head: Flow, Alignment, and Multi Generational Caregiving from 2021-02-10T08:00
Shaunda Head is a Shameless Mom to her 2 year old daughter and a Shameless full time caretaker of her 96 year old Granny. She is also an Atlanta-based brand strategist and digital marketer who help...
Listen518: 4 Anchors To Keep You Grounded In 2021 from 2021-02-08T08:00
Months of unpredictability, instability, and chaos can leave a mama feeling disoriented, exhausted, and chronically overwhelmed. I know I’ve been feeling this as the last year has started to catch...
Listen517: Dayna Parish Dennis: The Only Black Student in Med School from 2021-02-03T08:00
Dayna Parish Dennis is a wife, Shameless Mom, and doctor. Originally from Oklahoma, she relocated to the Bay Area to complete her residency in pediatrics. She has served patients in low income, urg...
Listen516: Rae McDaniel: Taking The Suffering Out Of Transitioning for Trans People from 2021-02-01T08:00
Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST (They/Them) is a Gender and Certified Sex Therapist and Coach who works with folks feeling anxious and lost about a transition they’re experiencing in sex, gender, sexu...
Listen515: Megan Hadley: Fork Your Food Rules from 2021-01-27T08:00
Megan Hadley, MS, RDN, and LDN is a nutrition therapist and owner of Simple Nutrition, a nutrition counseling practice in Greensboro, NC, and founder of Fork the Food Rules, a membership for people...
Listen514: Stop Faking Fine from 2021-01-25T08:00
Let’s just stop. Stop faking fine. When you’re hurting, let it be known. When you’re tired, let it be known.When you’re depleted, let it be known. When you’re worried, let it be known.When you’re ...
Listen513: Julie Neale and Caren Lettiere: Sisters Making Magic in E.P.I.C. Ways from 2021-01-20T08:00
Today we have an extra special episode with two guests, who are not only powerhouse Shameless Moms and entrepreneurs making deep impact in the world, but also sisters. Caren Lettiere is the Founder...
Listen512: 10 Ways to Honor MLK Day With Your Family from 2021-01-18T08:00
As we continue to see white supremacy reign here in the US, it’s critically important to pause and reflect on where we have come from, how we can do better, and how we can talk to our kids about it...
Listen511: Mirna Valerio: The Many Identities of the Legendary Mirnavator from 2021-01-13T08:00
Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator, cross-country coach, ultramarathoner, and author of the bestselling memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. Although she began running in...
Listen510: 4 Simple Ways To Build Momentum In 2021 from 2021-01-11T08:00
As you are thinking about what you want out of 2021, I'm inviting you to keep things super simple. We tend to make things too hard and way overcomplicated as we enter a new year. I think this is on...
Listen509: Jennifer Litner: Building Ease Talking About The Birds And The Bees from 2021-01-06T08:00
Jennifer Litner has over a decade of experience working, studying and teaching in the field of sexual health, with a specialization in sex therapy, sexuality education, and helping people thrive in...
Listen508: How To Start Fresh In 2021 from 2021-01-04T08:00
You get to start fresh. It’s true. While we are kicking off a new year in the middle of a continuous shitstorm, you still get to choose how you will begin.Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, say...
Listen507: Catherine Gray: Why We Need More Women Investing And Inventing from 2020-12-30T08:00
Catherine Gray is a Producer, Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host. Catherine is also the Co-Founder of the SHE ANGELS FOUNDATION and 360Karma Productions. Catherine is producing a new original series...
Listen506: What If 2020 Wasn’t A Dumpster Fire? from 2020-12-28T08:00
What if 2020 wasn’t just a dumpster fire? What if, instead, 2020 was the year you:Built better boundaries Got clear on what really mattersLearned to sit in hard feelings Worked on your most intimat...
Listen505: Kelly Altman: Quitting Dieting To Be A Better Leader from 2020-12-23T08:00
Kelly Altman is a certified health coach, a fitness business owner and a Shameless Mom to 4 kids, ages 2-14. Growing up overweight and lacking energy she fell in love with exercise and the way it m...
Listen504: Kelly Travis: Living Authentically After An Eating Disorder and Abusive Marriage from 2020-12-21T08:00
As a Health and Success Coach, Kelly Travis helps ambitious, high achieving women realize they don’t have to “should” their way to success in life or business. Through her programs and speaking, Ke...
Listen503: Leslie Tagorda: How To Use Astrology To Amplify Your Voice and Your Gifts from 2020-12-16T08:00
Leslie Tagorda is a multiracial, brand astrologer, designer, podcast host, and author. An Aquarius boss woman and Human Design Projector, she calls herself a Brand Navigator as she guides spiritual...
Listen502: Creating Peace&Ease In Pandemic Holidays from 2020-12-14T08:00
What do you need out of these holidays to consider them a success? This is an important question if you want to make this time count. In a year of heartbreak and loss, we still have the power to cr...
Listen501: Mia Hemstad: Nourishing Oneself While Living With PTSD and Depression from 2020-12-09T08:00
Mia Hemstad is a wife and mom of two kids (ages 2 and 4). She works full time as a social justice activist, and runs her personal company online where she talks about her daily life with PTSD and d...
Listen500: 5 Reasons To Keep Showing Up from 2020-12-07T08:00
Holy cow. 500 episodes. 500!!! Part of me wants to be all exasperated, “How did that even happen? How did we get here???”But that would diminish what I know to be true. 500 episodes of The Shamele...
Listen499: Meredith Atwood: Addiction, Abstinence, Nonsense&Truth Onions from 2020-12-02T08:00
Meredith Atwood is a former attorney, podcaster and motivational speaker, and 4x IRONMAN triathlete. She is the author of the best-selling triathlon book, Triathlon for the Every Woman, and the new...
Listen498: The Truth About Procrastination&Perfectionism from 2020-11-30T08:00
There are all sorts of stories that people will tell you about procrastinators. They are lazy and lack motivation. They are ill prepared and unqualified. They just don’t have what it takes. They do...
Listen497: Kristen Westcott: PPD, Adaptability&Accessing Your Skills In Motherhood from 2020-11-25T08:00
Kristen Westcott is a Shameless Mom to two little girls, as well as a business growth strategist and founder of Kristen Westcott Media who has spent the last decade in the legal and education field...
Listen496: 4 Ways To Find Abundance&Gratitude #everydamnday from 2020-11-23T08:00
2020 would like you to think you can’t do it, you’re not enough, you just don’t have it in you. I would like to suggest otherwise.You CAN do it. You ARE enough. You DO have it in you. On any given...
Listen495: Gail Keyes Allen: From Poverty To Abundance In Life&Mindset from 2020-11-18T08:00
Gail Keyes Allen is an Accountant, a Life&Money Mindset Coach, and Serial Entrepreneur. She is the host of the Midlife Moneymaker Podcast, a podcast for multi-passionate women in their 40s, 50s, 60...
Listen494: You Get To Choose from 2020-11-16T08:00
At least once a week, I sit down to write a social media post and I want to start it with, “YOU GET TO CHOOSE.” Every day, no matter where things stand with the world, we get to choose - so many th...
Listen493: Dr. Sophia Yen: Make Your Period Optional from 2020-11-11T08:00
Sophia Yen, MD, MPH is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, birth control delivery. She has a passion for making women’s lives easier, preventing unplanned pregnancies, and educating women abou...
Listen492: Amy Fish: How To Ask For What You Want from 2020-11-09T08:00
Amy Fish is the author of I WANTED FRIES WITH THAT: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need. She is also the “Chief Complaints Officer” (also known as the Ombudsperson) for Concordia Uni...
Listen491: Lora Cheadle: Infidelity, Self Trust&Naked Self Worth from 2020-11-04T08:00
Lora Cheadle is a transformational thought leader and media personality who empowers women to let go of judgment, overcome the need to please, express themselves fully, and find uninhibited success...
Listen490: Give Yourself Permission To Practice from 2020-11-02T08:00
Soooo… I’m taking a memoir writing class. I do not know the first thing about writing a memoir. I don’t know if I even want to write a memoir. But I do know that I want to be a better writer. At t...
Listen489: Leslie Lyons: Ministry, Pole Dancing, and Reclamation from 2020-10-28T07:00
Leslie Lyons is the Founder of Bombshell Movement Studio in Chicago, host of the Beyond the Pole: Tales from the CEO podcast, and a sales and leadership coach for female entrepreneurs. With a backg...
Listen488: It’s Ok If You’re Tired from 2020-10-26T07:00
It’s ok if you’re tired. Over the last I have had many conversations with clients and colleagues and loved ones who are just tired. We are tired of being home with everyone everyday. We are tired o...
Listen487: Stefanie Wilder: Taylor How To Shamelessly Share Your Stories from 2020-10-21T07:00
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor a Shameless Mom of 3, the author of 5 books, and the host of 3 podcasts. She has also been a stand up comic, a writer on various TV shows, and the host of the NickMom show, P...
Listen486: Being Connected vs Actually Connecting from 2020-10-19T07:00
There is a huge difference between being connected and actually connecting. Most of us are very connected. We are constantly tapped into social media, news outlets, our inboxes, TV shows, games&ap...
Listen485: Kelly Rose: Turning It Up vs Toning It Down While Running For Senate from 2020-10-14T07:00
As a mom, mentor, and voice for the community, Kelly takes pride in standing with those who are fighting for a better, more compassionate world. Kelly and her husband Steve live on a farm in McDono...
Listen484: Dr. Alexandra Owensby: Single Mom Running For Congress from 2020-10-14T07:00
Dr. Alexandra Owensby is running for the Congressional seat in Kentucky's 4th district. In addition to that, she's working at her local hospital during the pandemic. After leaving an abusive marria...
Listen483: Be Bold&Brave In Order To BUILD from 2020-10-12T07:00
I have to tell you something scary... In September 2020, 865,000 women left the work force. In September 2020, 216,000 men left the work force. When women are leaving the work force at 4 times ...
Listen482: Deborah Porter: Forgiveness and Naked Vulnerability from 2020-10-07T07:00
Deborah Porter is the ultimate list maker, system creator, and investigator of anything that will make things run smoother at home and in life. From new mom to working mom to at home mom to empty n...
Listen481: 3 Ways To Be A Better Critical Thinker from 2020-10-05T07:00
I don’t need to tell you there is a lot of noise right now. So. Much. Noise.I want to encourage you (while I’m also encouraging myself, lol) to step back from the noise to become a better critical ...
Listen480: Becky Mollenkamp: Self Forgiveness In The Wake Of Addiction and Infidelity from 2020-09-30T07:00
Becky Mollenkamp is a certified coach who believes everyone deserves to feel powerful and fulfilled. She owned a six-figure content marketing agency for a dozen years before becoming a coach in 201...
Listen479: How RBG Will Live On In Us from 2020-09-28T07:00
I found myself gutted the moment I heard. I felt a familiar sinking feeling wash over my entire body. It was the same feeling I had on that fateful day after the election in November of 2016.I text...
Listen478: Chelsea Stevenson: How To Embrace Your Identity, Your Art and Your Defiance from 2020-09-23T07:00
Chelsea Stevenson is a professional henna artist, business strategist, and homeschooling mom of three based in Baltimore, MD. With a focus on brand positioning and sustainability, she teaches henna...
Listen477: Beaven Walters: Preparing For Your Child’s Coming Out from 2020-09-21T07:00
Beaven Walters is Shameless Mom of 4, a ACPI Certified Parenting Coach and the founder of The 3D Parent, where she is a supportive and nurturing champion for bringing dignity, direction, and deep c...
Listen476: Peter Mutabazi: Now I am Known from 2020-09-16T07:00
Peter Mutabazi is an international advocate for vulnerable communities and children. He is a regional manager for World Vision, a keynote speaker, and the founder and creator of Now I Am Known. He ...
Listen475: 4 Ways Podcasting Changed My Life from 2020-09-14T07:00
This time 5 years ago I had just started listening to podcasts. I was inspired and challenged by so many things I learned from the mentors I invited into my ears. I was soaking so many new opportun...
Listen474: Nicole Adams: Create Your Own Motherhood Mission Statement from 2020-09-09T07:00
As a mother, educator, businesswoman, and household manager, Nicole Adams leverage’s her life experiences, dual masters degrees, and 15 years of Fortune 100 human resources expertise to assist work...
Listen473: 3 Ways To Use Your Voice as a Bridge To Impact from 2020-09-07T07:00
Your voice is a gift and a tool. It is the bridge between your brilliance and your impact. To use it is to change the world. To quiet it is to withhold one of your biggest assets from the world. T...
Listen472: Jaclyn Mellone: Go-To Gal Embracing Hard Emotions from 2020-09-02T07:00
Jaclyn Mellone helps experts exponentially grow their business by becoming the Go-To Authority in their space. She is a coach, strategist, Keynote speaker, mama, guac lover, and host of the Go-To G...
Listen471: 5 Ways to Get Unstuck And Find Direction from 2020-08-31T07:00
A member of Tenacious Mamas (my business and leadership mastermind group) recently shared with us that she was feeling stuck - without a sense of direction or much clarity around her goals. These ...
Listen470: Tonya Coleman: Party Planner, Mom of 5, Raising Activists from 2020-08-26T07:00
Tonya Coleman is owner of Soiree-Event Design™, a full-service event planning, styling, and graphic design studio and founder of The Partypreneurs School of Party Planning™, a course&coaching progr...
Listen469: Katherine Winter-Sellery: The Conscious Parenting Revolution from 2020-08-24T07:00
Katherine Winter-Sellery is the CEO of the Conscious Parenting Revolution and co-creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict-resolution skills to communicating mo...
Listen468: Larissa Maloney: How Racism in College Sports Shaped An Activist from 2020-08-19T07:00
Larissa Maloney is a former professional beach volleyball player and owns an online fitness and wellness company that serves both home school and brick and mortar school families! Active Kids 2.0 s...
Listen467: 3 Questions That Create Ease, Peace&Power from 2020-08-17T07:00
When you know your core values, you can make decisions with ease, peace, clarity, and power. This is so freeing if you’re someone who has long struggled with analysis paralysis or decision fatigue....
Listen466: Makayla Ervin: You&Your Brand (Even If You Don’t Have a Biz) from 2020-08-12T07:00
Makayla Ervin is a Brand Activation Strategist specializing in personal brand development and authentic relationship marketing strategies. As a visionary leader with a knack for bringing ideas to l...
Listen465: How Motherhood Massively Boosts Your Adaptability Quotient from 2020-08-10T07:00
Do you know your AQ? AQ is a new(ish) way to measure how adaptable you are. You are probably familiar with IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient). AQ rounds out this trio, measuring...
Listen464: Joyce Shulman: The Health&Wellness Crisis Moms Are Facing from 2020-08-05T07:00
Joyce Shulman is a serial entrepreneur, idea junkie, addicted skier, and recovering attorney. As the founder and CEO of Macaroni Kid, she helped build a multi-million dollar media company that deli...
Listen463: How To Gain Power With A Proactive Pause from 2020-08-03T07:00
I know I’m not the only one who has experienced a massive regression into reactive tendencies during this wild season of life... Look, I pride myself on being proactive instead of reactive. I coach...
Listen462: Jasmine Bradshaw: How To Talk To Your Kids About Race from 2020-07-29T07:00
Jasmine Bradshaw is a researcher, educator, and podcaster who truly believes that creating a more loving, inclusive, and just society starts within the sacred walls of our homes. Her podcast, First...
Listen461: When Glennon Came To Visit from 2020-07-27T07:00
Two weeks ago, Glennon Doyle Zoom bombed a Momentum Mamas meeting while we were talking about her book, Untamed. To say we were surprised and delighted would be a huge understatement. I was almost...
Listen460: Elizabeth Hartke: How To Set Your Sails&Craft Your Vision from 2020-07-22T07:00
Elizabeth is a Shameless Mom and a Business Scaling Strategist who mentors impact-driven entrepreneurs in scaling their influence, income, and time freedom without having to trade time for money or...
Listen459: 5 Ways To Dream Big When Everything Is Unpredictable from 2020-07-20T07:00
Have you lost your mojo? The world is so uncertain right now and there is no end in sight. Around us we see people losing steam and losing hope. People are sitting down. I want to lovingly challeng...
Listen458: Heather Siegel: The Intersection of Marriage, Motherhood, Domesticity&Feminism from 2020-07-15T07:00
This show contains explicit content. Heather Siegel is the author of the award-winning, coming-of-age memoir, OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD. Her newest work, THE KING&THE QUIRKY: A Memoir of Love, Marria...
Listen457: There Is No Going Back To Normal. Thankfully. from 2020-07-13T07:00
What if the beauty of a revolution is that you don’t get to “go back to normal” afterward? Living through a pandemic and a cultural revolution in the same few month period has caused a massive shif...
Listen456: Nikita Burks-Hale: Making Magic in Every Journey from 2020-07-08T07:00
Nikita Burks-Hale is the CEO and Head Creative of JourneyGurl Magic Productions, a podcast production company that supports and empowers Womxn of Color as they bring their unique voices to the mass...
Listen455: 3 Steps To Create Core Values You Can Confidently Commit To from 2020-07-06T07:00
A few years ago I was at a workshop for business owners and we had to create a list of our core values. We were given a list of 40 or so values to choose from and had to narrow it down to our top 5...
Listen454: Brenda Zane: Parenting Your Teen Through Addiction from 2020-07-01T07:00
Brenda Zane is a Shameless Mom to four sons ages 14-22, a Mayo Clinic Certified Health and Wellness Coach and the Founder of The Stream, an online community to support moms of kids with substance u...
Listen453: 5 Small Steps to Build Big Courage from 2020-06-29T07:00
Practicing courage is a lifetime of showing up and taking small, uncomfortable steps. Sometimes things work out for you. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes the rewards are quick and amazing and so gra...
Listen452: Jocelyn Kopac: 4 Crucial Steps To Becoming A Better Ally from 2020-06-24T07:00
Jocelyn Kopac is a DEI educator, a speaker, a podcaster, and an entrepreneur. At age 7, Jocelyn Kopac started her first business. From then on she knew that running and growing businesses would be ...
Listen451: Persistence, Permission&Power from 2020-06-22T07:00
If there has ever been a time to persist, it is now. Persistence leads to change and growth and evolution and POWER. And...there is no denying that persistence is hard. It can be overwhelming, exh...
Listen450: Liz Nead: The 1440 Principle&The Cost Of Our Time from 2020-06-17T07:00
Liz Nead is an adventure speaker, coach, and author, most recently climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and flipping 300-pound tires in the Iowa Strongman Games. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington ...
Listen449: The Breakdown and Rebuilding of Self Trust in 2020 from 2020-06-15T07:00
I think it’s safe to say that 2020 has broken many (all?) of us over and over. A friend recently introduced me to the idea of being antifragile, based on the work and book Antifragile: Things That...
Listen448: Tejal V Patel: How to Help Your Kids (and Yourself) Start Meditating from 2020-06-10T07:00
Tejal V Patel is a stressed out mama's secret weapon. She’s a former divorce attorney turned mindfulness and meditation expert for moms and kids, host of The Time-In Talks podcast and author of Med...
Listen447: Black Lives Matter and SMA Core Values from 2020-06-08T07:00
This episode is different. A break from our routines and comfort zones are necessary right now. If you follow me on social media or have listened to my show for any length of time, this probably go...
Listen446: Abbi Wood: Finding Your Voice Outside of Your Family and Culture from 2020-06-03T07:00
As a woman and person of color, Abbi Wood has heard more than her fair share of what to say and do in the world. At times a whisper, and at times a yell, she's used her voice to create what she cal...
Listen445: Mastering Pandemic Decisions: Postpone, Pivot or Repurpose? from 2020-06-01T07:00
In the last 3 months, we have had the opportunity to postpone, pivot, and repurpose nearly every aspect of our lives - over and over again. It has been hard, heavy, confusing, and disorienting to s...
Listen444: Nancy Jane Smith: The Happier Approach To Living With High Functioning Anxiety from 2020-05-27T07:00
Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a licensed professional counselor and trainer. She graduated with her BA in Psychology from Miami University and earned Masters of Science degrees in both Counseling...
Listen443: How To Reboot Your Body In A Pandemic from 2020-05-25T07:00
I’m wondering how many of you, like me, saw the beginning of this pandemic as similar to a series of snow days or a long weekend? Perhaps you let typical habits and routines go in order to hunker d...
Listen442: Renae Fieck: Rising Moms&Overcoming Overwhelm from 2020-05-20T07:00
Renae is a Shameless Mom of 3, an occupational therapist, and an advocate for moms who desire more grace, space, and rest within their lives. She has found strength beyond her own to navigate life'...
Listen441: “I'm A Badass Mom Who Is So Scared To Shine.” from 2020-05-18T07:00
Last week, I got an email from a Shameless Mom that started with, “I'm A Badass Mom Who Is So Scared To Shine.” This mama went on to share, “I'm scared of owning my badass part of me. I'm scared wh...
Listen440: Abbi Perets: Finding Financial Freedom Through Freelance Writing from 2020-05-13T07:00
Abbi Perets wants moms to know they don’t have to choose between kids and career. She’s the coach and mentor moms turn to when they want to break into freelance writing and earn great money from ho...
Listen439: 5 Ways To Build Confidence In Less Than 5 Minutes A Day from 2020-05-11T07:00
Building confidence is like writing a book or running a marathon - you do it one action step, one word, one block at a time. It's not a one-and-done process. It's a lifetime of practice. A lifetime...
Listen438: Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo: Melanin, Medicine&Motherhood from 2020-05-06T07:00
Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is a Shameless Mom and a board certified pediatrician of over 15 years and an academic faculty member for over a decade, providing coaching and mentorship programs for ...
Listen437: Racism, Rachel Hollis, and How Leaders Truly RISE from 2020-05-04T07:00
Leadership is typically a series of imperfect action steps. Leaders tumble, fall, and crash just like anyone else.But when a leader tumbles, falls or crashes, there is an audience watching to see ...
Listen436: Meagan Francis: A Mother Of Reinvention And Making Her Own Rules from 2020-04-29T07:00
Meagan Francis is a mom of five kids ages 11 - 22, author, writer, and co-host of The Mom Hour podcast. She regularly speaks and coaches women and moms on building sane and satisfying lives, embrac...
Listen435: Finding Motivation And Personal Time In A Pandemic from 2020-04-27T07:00
Many of you have shared that the biggest and most relentless challenges of this time are finding motivation and personal time in this current version of Groundhogs Day. It is definitely challenging...
Listen434: Patrice Washington: The Truth About Wealth&Well-Being from 2020-04-22T07:00
Patrice Washington is a Shameless Mom to a 12-year-old daughter, an award-winning author, transformational speaker, hope-restoring coach, and media personality. And she is committed to redefining t...
Listen433: 4 Things To Quit Right Now from 2020-04-20T07:00
As we get deeper into pandemic life, there is more and more need to take a critical look at what’s working for you, what’s not working, and what beneficial changes could be made during this uncerta...
Listen432: RB Fast: Parenting A Transgender Child and Raising Trans Allies from 2020-04-15T07:00
RB Fast is an activist, leader, envelope pusher, magic maker, and mother of a child who is creative, brave, and transgender. I asked RB to come on this show because I wanted to have a parent of a t...
Listen431: This Is Not Normal from 2020-04-13T07:00
The life you are living right now is not normal. It is far from it. Pretending this is normal is dangerous. We can’t afford to normalize this because we would risk losing our compassion, our fight...
Listen430: Natalie Hixson: Anger Management For Moms from 2020-04-08T07:00
Natalie Hixson is a Shameless Mom, wife, auntie and certified professional life coach who helps discouraged moms overcome destructive anger and burnout. After learning to thrive in motherhood and p...
Listen429: Perhaps Pain Is a Prerequisite For Power from 2020-04-06T07:00
Sometimes we forget that we have power. So much power. That no one and no circumstances can take from us. We forget that we have the power to make choices, the power to decide (and upgrade) our tho...
Listen428: Monica Packer: Prioritizing Progress Over Perfection from 2020-04-01T07:00
Monica Packer is passionate about teaching practical transformation. As a podcaster, growth coach, and podcast educator, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfec...
Listen427: Keep Returning to Who You Are from 2020-03-30T07:00
When things get hard, you know how to show up. You know what matters most. You know where to set boundaries. You know what you stand for. You know how to prioritize your time and your efforts. You...
Listen426: Sheri Gazitt: Creating A More Joy-Filled Relationship With Your Teen from 2020-03-25T07:00
Sheri Gazitt is a Shameless Mom of 3, the founder of Teen Wise and is dedicated to guiding teens and parents through the ups and downs of adolescence. She advocates for teen mental wellness by advi...
Listen425: It’s Ok To Take A Break From Fear from 2020-03-23T07:00
Fear doesn’t get to drive. In unpredictable and unprecedented times, fear is normal - and even healthy. Fear will sit right beside you, keeping an eye out for you, making sure you are awake and ale...
Listen424: Mikaela Kiner: Female Firebrands In The Workplace from 2020-03-18T07:00
Mikaela Kiner is a Shameless Mom of two teens, a certified executive coach, and experienced consultant. In 2015, Mikaela founded Reverb, a leading provider of flexible HR services for startups and ...
Listen423: 5 Ways To Find Light In The Darkness Of COVID-19 from 2020-03-16T07:00
For those of us who enjoy control and predictability in life, these are tough (if not excruciating) times. We are living in a pandemic - something I ignorantly and blissfully thought only existed i...
Listen422: Jessie Artigue and Gerard Brown: Foster Parents And Child Free By Choice from 2020-03-11T07:00
Gerard + Jessie Pepper have been partners in crime since 2005. Their relationship started over a clean pile of laundry, and now they dish about life, love and how to keep from losing your mind on a...
Listen421: Let Other People Be Mad At You from 2020-03-09T07:00
‘Tis the season of disappointing other people. Fa la la la la…. As my platform has grown so has my exposure to judgement. In my personal and professional life, there are people who have been disapp...
Listen420: Parijat Deshpande: Finding Power&Hope In High Risk Pregnancies from 2020-03-04T08:00
Parijat Deshpande is Shameless Mom and the leading high-risk pregnancy expert, mind-body health specialist, trauma professional, speaker and author who teaches women how to deactivate their stress ...
Listen419: Exposure Therapy, Anxiety, and Power from 2020-03-02T08:00
You have probably heard the saying, “The only way out is through.” I would add to this that the only way into your power is through the pain and discomfort of growth.Power, achievement, growth, an...
Listen418: Naomi Clark: From Clearing Her Dresser to Getting Clear On Her Life from 2020-02-26T08:00
Naomi Clark is the CEO of Her Money Map where she helps women transform their mindset around money and partners with them to create cash flow strategies that support their values and lifetime goals...
Listen417: “I Don’t Have Anything To Offer” from 2020-02-24T08:00
Have you ever met a woman who didn’t have anything to offer? Yeah, me neither. Every woman I’ve ever met has had something extraordinary and unique that qualifies her to take up her very own specia...
Listen416: Ashley Abercrombie: Overcoming Trauma and Perfectionism To Find Space&Grace from 2020-02-19T08:00
Ashley Abercrombie fought to overcome addiction, rape, abortion, perfectionism and dysfunctional relationships to become an honest, whole and free woman (most days). She wore a mask more than half ...
Listen415: Celebrating&Honoring Black History #everydamnday from 2020-02-17T08:00
Today I am taking a moment to celebrate Black History Month. To be honest, this moment feels too short and inadequate. I really wish I planned better for this month because this celebration deserve...
Listen414: Davide Di Giorgio: Using Celebration to Overcome Comparanoia™ from 2020-02-12T08:00
Davide Di Giorgio is the number one international best-selling author of “Being UNapologetic”, a keynote and TEDx speaker, Comparanoia™ expert, and a speaking and confidence consultant for students...
Listen413: It's Ok To Not Be Ok from 2020-02-10T08:00
I recently had a week where everything just felt so off and so out of my control. Can you relate? We’ve all been there. It’s hard. And... it’s ok to not be ok.Sometimes we try to just blow past ou...
Listen412: Katie Krimitsos: Changing Your Success Path Through Massive Self Trust from 2020-02-05T08:00
Katie Krimitsos is a mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster and seeker. She's committed to brightening the light of women around the world through the Women's Meditation Network, guided meditations, and ...
Listen411: How To Create More Mental Space In Motherhood from 2020-02-03T08:00
No one told me… I had no idea how much mental space motherhood would require. I didn’t know that my brain would learn to run endless concurrent lists of tasks and to dos and important data, all day...
Listen410: Ceca Mijatovic: The Misery&Magic of Infertility and Cancer from 2020-01-29T08:00
Ceca Mijatovic is a badass life coach and a host of the Truth&Dare Cancer Podcast. She focuses on helping women going through or living with cancer learn how to navigate their cancer journey alongs...
Listen409: Your Critical Circles Of Self Trust from 2020-01-27T08:00
I recently did a full episode (Ep 391) on why moms lack self-trust. The quick&dirty is this: women are conditioned from a very early age to trust others thoughts/opinions/judgements/instincts over ...
Listen408: Casey McGuire Davidson: On Giving Up Wine To Gain Clarity and Connection from 2020-01-22T08:00
Casey McGuire Davidson is a certified life coach, the founder of Hello Someday Coaching and creator of the “Sober Girl’s Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips To Help Get You Through Your First 30 Da...
Listen407: 3 Things I Tried To Quit In 2019 - Not All Successfully from 2020-01-20T08:00
In 2019 I set out to quit 3 things that were no longer serving me. Not only were these three things no longer serving me, they were sucking precious time and energy to the point I could no longer i...
Listen406: Kaitlyn Gresham: Supporting Entrepreneurial Moms in Developing Countries from 2020-01-15T08:00
Kaitlyn Gresham is a Shameless Mom and the founder and Executive Director of Under the Same Tree - a non-profit organization that is preventing the effects of poverty through economic empowerment -...
Listen405: Finding&Fine Tuning Alignment In The New Year from 2020-01-13T08:00
When you are “in alignment” your thoughts, feelings, words, and actions are all supportive of each other. You feel a sense of ease knowing there is congruence between your heads, hearts, and action...
Listen404: Casey O'Roarty: Joyful Courage&Parenting Teens from 2020-01-08T08:00
Casey O’Roarty, Med, is a facilitator of personal growth and development. Her work encourages parents to discover the purpose of their journey, while also providing them with tools and a shift of m...
Listen403: How To Pick The BEST Theme Words For 2020 from 2020-01-06T08:00
Not gonna lie…. For years I thought this whole notion of picking theme words for the year was too “woo woo” for me. I didn’t see the point. At all. But then, a few years ago, I heard a colleague ta...
Listen402: Dana Pake: Embracing The Detours With A Player's Mentality from 2020-01-01T08:00
Dana Pake is a Seattle-based Shameless Mom to two daughters, Ellie (10) and Holland (7). A recovering people pleaser and perfectionist, she's a work-in-progress learning to savor the present and th...
Listen401: Do Not Let This Lie Damage The End Of 2019 from 2019-12-30T08:00
Your social media feed is probably full of posts touting how awful 2019 has been. People who look back on a year of losses and defeat, eager to close the door and start over. I get it to some exte...
Listen400: Ali Levine: Stripped, PPD, and Peace In The Pause from 2019-12-25T08:00
Born and raised in New York, Ali Levine has worked for some of the biggest names in the Fashion industry including Fragments, Coach, Talbots and Target as part of development and design. Ali reloc...
Listen399: The 4 Biggest Gifts Of 400 Episodes from 2019-12-23T08:00
This is the week!! On Christmas day, the SMA will celebrate 400 episodes.DAMN. That’s not a small milestone.I have learned so much on this journey and I thought it would be fun to share some of the...
Listen398: Ariel Garten: How To Let Go And Free Your Mind from 2019-12-18T08:00
Ariel Garten is a fearless neuroscientist, psychotherapist, mom, former fashion designer, and the female founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse - a device that...
Listen397: 7 Ways To Take Back Your Time from 2019-12-16T08:00
Time is possibly your most valuable and finite asset. Especially after becoming a mom, it can constantly feel like there is never enough time. Managing timing and having confidence around time man...
Listen396: Dr Cortney Baker: From Food Stamps To CEO To Closing The Gender Gap from 2019-12-11T08:00
Dr. Cortney Baker is CEO of KidsCare Home Health, an 8-figure healthcare business serving children with special needs from Texas to Colorado. She was named the 2017 Texas Businesswoman of the Year,...
Listen395: 3 Things To Release By The End Of 2019 from 2019-12-09T08:00
Before you get too excited about kicking off a new year and a new decade, I’m going to invite you to release a few things from this year and this decade that are no longer serving you. While I don...
Listen394: Mridu Parikh: Overcoming Overwhelm from 2019-12-04T08:00
Mridu Parikh is a Shameless Mom of two teen boys, a Productivity Speaker, Trainer, and Coach who helps high achieving women skyrocket their time and energy while squashing overwhelm. She excites, e...
Listen393: Why Moms Need Self Care As A Discipline Over Indulgence from 2019-12-02T08:00
The media has been lying to you. They have been telling you to take bubble baths and drink copious amounts of wine and get manis&pedis all under the guise of self-care. While indulgent self-care ...
Listen392: Stephanie Dalfonzo: Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom from 2019-11-27T08:00
Stephanie Dalfonzo is a speaker, coach, hypnotist, and author of “Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom!” She’s been researching holistic, natural and scientifically proven strategies to calm stress and a...
Listen391: Why Moms Lack Self Trust from 2019-11-25T08:00
From the time you were a little girl you were likely told to quiet or completely shut down your own instincts in order to make other people happy. “Give Uncle Bob a big hug!”“Wear the pink dress. ...
Listen390: Hitha Palepu: Multi Hyphenate, Angel Investor, Shameless Mom from 2019-11-20T08:00
Hitha Palepu is a Shameless Mom, a multi-hyphenate - an entrepreneur, investor, and author. She is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharma company that develops injectable presentati...
Listen389: Holidays, Boundaries, PEACE&JOY from 2019-11-18T08:00
Every year since launching The Shameless Mom Academy podcast, moms have asked me about how to manage families and boundaries around the holidays. So, every year I talk about it. Because I don’t bel...
Listen388: Farnoosh Torabi: The Intersection of Motherhood and Money from 2019-11-13T08:00
Farnoosh Torabi a Shameless Mom of 2 littles, a celebrated financial expert, host of the award-winning podcast So Money, and bestselling author of multiple books, including her latest: When She Mak...
Listen387: 4 Things You Need To Be A BIG DEAL from 2019-11-11T08:00
You are a BIG DEAL. No, really.You are a BIG DEAL. And the sooner you embrace this, the sooner you can amplify your identity and impact in this world.The world needs more of you. Seriously.We need ...
Listen386: Alexia Vernon: How To Step Into Your Moxie from 2019-11-06T08:00
Alexia Vernon is the author of Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World. Branded a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement...
Listen385: Top Tips for Managing The Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder from 2019-11-04T08:00
Do you struggle with seasonal depression, the winter blues or full-fledged Seasonal Affective Disorder? I recently asked members of our private Facebook group their biggest current struggle and I ...
Listen384: Tavona Givens: The Gifts Of Grief After Becoming A Widow from 2019-10-30T07:00
Tavona Givens is a Shameless Mom to two sons, a coach, writer, speaker, and a widow. She has always been in the business of healing, as a massage therapist and reiki master for over 13 years. She h...
Listen383: The Four C's You Need To Lead from 2019-10-28T07:00
You are a leader. There is no way around it. #sorrynotsorry You lead in your household. You lead in your community. You lead in your profession. You lead in your relationships.You are a leader. So,...
Listen382: Jessica Sinarski: Science, Trauma, and Brave Brains from 2019-10-23T07:00
Jessica Sinarski is a Shameless Mom of 3, a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, and educator. She is the author of RILEY THE BRAVE (available in English and Spanish) and the founder of BraveBr...
Listen381: My Secret Formula For Growth from 2019-10-21T07:00
It is no secret that the people you spend the most time with will rub off on you. This begs the question - are you spending time with the right people? Are you investing in relationships with peop...
Listen380: Dana V. Adams: Live Your Gift from 2019-10-16T07:00
Dana V. Adams is a Shameless Mom of 4 boys, the founder of the Life Mapping Institute, author of Live Your Gift and the Live Your Gift Companion Guide, and considered one of the country’s top thoug...
Listen379: 4 Time Management Mindset Shifts for Moms from 2019-10-14T07:00
Do you suck at time management? I get it. I’ve been there. Like, this week.I have to laugh at the timing of this episode. I recorded it a few weeks ago, but at the time of writing this show descri...
Listen378: Torie Henderson: Supermom is Getting Tired from 2019-10-09T07:00
Torie Henderson is a Shameless Mom of two teens, a master certified life coach, public school teacher, and creator of LifeCoachingforParents.com. She has helped hundreds of overworked and exhausted...
Listen377: 17 Ways Motherhood Qualifies You To Be A CEO from 2019-10-07T07:00
I’ve known for the last few years that motherhood is a massive qualifier for any CEO role. For quite some time I’ve been compiling lists in my head of different ways motherhood prepares a woman to ...
Listen376: Arianna Taboada: Maternity Leave As A Basic Human Right from 2019-10-02T07:00
Arianna Taboada is a Shameless Mom, maternal health researcher, author, and owner of a consulting firm that helps female founders intelligently design maternity leave plans that meet their business...
Listen375: The Danger Of Indifference In Motherhood from 2019-09-30T07:00
You can’t afford to be indifferent. You can’t afford to not care or have an opinion. When you let others have all the opinions and all the loud voices, you also let them have all the power. When y...
Listen374: Angela Lewis: Embracing Motherhood&Hollywood from 2019-09-25T07:00
Rising star Angela Lewis has garnered many roles in some of the most illustrious off-Broadway play productions to award-winning drama television series. Angela will make her return as ‘Aunt Louie’ ...
Listen373: 5 Ways To Build Something You're Ridiculously Proud Of from 2019-09-23T07:00
When the inspiration for this episode hit me I got super excited. Typical. But then I got a little worried. Not typical. I worried that I would put an episode out there that told you all to “BUILD...
Listen372: CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke: The Beauty of Conflict from 2019-09-18T07:00
CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke are the co-founders of Thrive Inc. They’ve spent 20 years helping men, women, couples, and teams to resolve difficult conflicts and create strong, thriving relat...
Listen371: Train People How To Treat You from 2019-09-16T07:00
People will treat you according to your boundaries. If you let people walk all over you, they’ll keep walking all over you. If you let people spit on your face in the middle of your living room (or...
Listen370: Michelle Barry Franco: The Power&Gifts of Transformational Speaking from 2019-09-11T07:00
Michelle Barry Franco is a Shameless Mom to three teen daughters who works with founders and entrepreneurs, especially coaches&wellness experts, who want to become recognized leaders in their indus...
Listen369: Lessons Learned While Embracing Adventure Over Chaos from 2019-09-09T07:00
I took a serious vow 10 weeks ago. I vowed to embrace adventure over chaos for the summer. I embraced this mission with all my heart. I had a strategic plan. I had a support crew. I had hope.And e...
Listen368: Liza Harper: Destigmatizing Divorce from 2019-09-04T07:00
Liza Harper is a Shameless Mom, a divorce coach, and lover of personal growth and meditation who has a passion for helping women breakthrough divorce! She has helped many through coaching and devel...
Listen367: 3 Back To School Routines You Need Now from 2019-09-02T07:00
September is the new January 1 for moms. Truly. We drop our kids off at school - FINALLY - and instantly have a renewed sense of self (and freedom!!) after a summer of adventure and chaos.So, let’s...
Listen366: Sarah Stevens: The Beautifull Project: The Truth About Fatness and Thin Allies from 2019-08-28T07:00
After leaving a career in corporate healthcare in 2016, Sarah set out to find work that better aligned with her passion and purpose. As co-owner of Black Pearl Coaching and Consulting, she served a...
Listen365: How I'm Raising An Emotionally Intelligent&Emotionally Capable Son from 2019-08-26T07:00
Recently I’ve spoken out about the crucial importance of cultivating emotional intelligence in young men. The official definition of emotional intelligence is: the capacity to be aware of, control...
Listen364: Darcy Lockman: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership from 2019-08-21T07:00
Darcy Lockman is a journalist turned clinical psychologist and the author of All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership (Harper Collins). Her writing has appeared in the New ...
Listen363: 8 Ways To Build Persistence and Power from 2019-08-19T07:00
The path to anywhere worth going will be marked with unexpected twists and turns. There will be highs and lows that you can’t imagine - that will push you and pull you and quite possibly bring you ...
Listen362: Carol Gavhane: Surviving Secondary Infertility from 2019-08-14T07:00
Carol Gavhane is co-founder of Asha Blooms, a handcrafted purposeful jewelry company dedicated to inspiring and uplifting people. Born out of her walk with secondary infertility, she and her husban...
Listen361: Take Off Your Armor, Put On Your Cape from 2019-08-12T07:00
Are you ready for some truth-telling??? It’s time to take off your armor.You deserve to embrace and appreciate all parts of yourself and your story, not just the pretty parts. You deserve to refram...
Listen360: Chrissy King: Strength, Power and Intersectional Feminism from 2019-08-07T07:00
Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and self-proclaimed truth-teller with a passion for intersectional feminism and creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She has been f...
Listen359: What Happens When You Call Out Beyonce from 2019-08-05T07:00
Last week I called out Beyonce in a social media post. A lot of really interesting lessons and insights came from the ensuing comments and conversation. I thought it was worth dedicating an entire ...
Listen358: Anne Moss Rogers: Honoring A Son Who Died By Suicide from 2019-07-31T07:00
Anne Moss Rogers is a TEDx speaker and owner of the popular Emotionally Naked blog. She is a social media and content marketing expert who turned into an 'accidental leader' as a suicide prevention...
Listen357: Stop Making Other People Comfortable from 2019-07-29T07:00
Women are raised to believe we should make other people comfortable. We should be caretakers of others needs and desires and feelings - even when it comes at a cost to our own needs, desires, and f...
Listen356: Susan Hyatt: BARE #everydamnday from 2019-07-24T07:00
Susan Hyatt is a master certified life coach who has helped thousands of women to transform their bodies and lives. She’s the author of Bare, creator of the Bare Process, the Bare Deck, the Bare Po...
Listen355: The Necessary Connection Between Courage and Confidence from 2019-07-22T07:00
The truth about confidence is that it REQUIRES courage. If you take a good look back at your life, I bet you’ll see a clear connection between the times that you took courageous action and the def...
Listen354: Laura Cathcart Robbins: I Was The Only Black Woman In The Room from 2019-07-17T07:00
Laura Cathcart Robbins is a Shameless Mom, a writer, and a recovery thriver and survivor. In September 2018 she found herself in an all too familiar situation. She was the only one in the room. She...
Listen353: How To Build Social Support Systems That Serve You from 2019-07-15T07:00
As you grow and evolve in different areas of your life it is imperative that you build support systems that serve you. This doesn’t typically happen by chance. It happens by design. While this tak...
Listen352: Kim Strobel: Surviving and Thriving After Living With Panic Disorder from 2019-07-10T07:00
Kim Strobel is a teacher, a consultant, a speaker, a happiness coach, and an aspiring author. But her personal life is just as full. When she’s not firing up educators with her signature mix of exc...
Listen351: Dreaming, Doing&Decisiveness from 2019-07-08T07:00
There is a huge difference between dreaming and doing. Yet, sometimes we confuse the two. Dreaming lives in your head and your heart.Dreaming doesn’t have a plan. Dreaming is passive.Dreaming does...
Listen350: Katie Goodman: The Improvised Life from 2019-07-03T07:00
Katie Goodman is an award-winning musical comedian, author, speaker, and life-coach. She is a nationally touring keynote speaker on the topic of using the tools of improv comedy in everyday life.He...
Listen349: 9 Ways To Improve Your Self Worth from 2019-07-01T07:00
I have recently had multiple mamas reach out to me to ask me to do an episode on self-worth. AND I’ve been repeatedly noticing that questioning one’s worthiness is a common stumbling block for a nu...
Listen348: Priyanka Raha: Kids&Technology: Mentoring Over Monitoring from 2019-06-26T07:00
After a successful fifteen-year career in the tech industry and noticing the amount of exposure her two young boys were giving to their tech devices Priyanka Raha took her passion for technology an...
Listen347: Are You Stuck In Distraction From Action? from 2019-06-24T07:00
I’m going to challenge you on something today. Are you ready? I want to know how you get caught up in distraction from action?Do you get stuck in vicious loops of email → social media → checking wo...
Listen346: Leanne Kabat: The 5 Seasons Of Connection from 2019-06-19T07:00
Leanne Kabat is the CEO of MamaCon, an award-winning conference for moms, and host of The 5 Seasons of Connection™ podcast. She is also an author, speaker, parent coach, and former teacher who help...
Listen345: How To Be The Leader Of Your Life from 2019-06-17T07:00
Someone is going to be the leader of your life. Will it be you?Being the leader of your life is a tremendous responsibility and a huge opportunity for all great things. How much are you capitalizi...
Listen344: Nicole DeBoom: Mother, Runner, Visionary, Feminist from 2019-06-12T07:00
Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Nicole DeBoom was a standout swimmer, qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Trials and later graduating from Yale University. She decided to pursue the sport of tr...
Listen343: 6 Ways to Stop Staying Stuck&Lost from 2019-06-10T07:00
Wanna know the very best way to stay stuck and lost in your life? Keep telling yourself, “I’m stuck, I’m lost, I’m confused, I don’t know my passion…Your words matter and your thoughts matter. You...
Listen342: Christine Hassler: Managing Your Expectation Hangovers from 2019-06-05T07:00
Christine Hassler is the best-selling author of three books, most recently Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change your Present and Get What You Really Want. She left her success...
Listen341: How To Create Authentic Affirmations That Become Tangible Truths from 2019-06-03T07:00
If I’m telling the truth, I used to think affirmations were kinda ridiculous. In fact, a few years ago I tried doing affirmations every morning, as prescribed by someone else, and I just felt like ...
Listen340: Andrea Owen: Women, Wine Culture, and Why It's Not Ok from 2019-05-29T07:00
Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. S...
Listen339: 5 Ways To Grow Your Growth Mindset from 2019-05-27T07:00
Whether you are facing a day full of awesome or a day full of crap, you get to choose how you manage your head and your heart #everydamnday. You can choose to let the universe get the best of you o...
Listen338: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith: 7 Ways to Incorporate More Rest and More Joy Into Your Life from 2019-05-22T07:00
Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, speaker, and board-certified physician. She has an active medical practice in Alabama (near the Birmingham area). Dr. Dalton-Smith is a national and internati...
Listen337: How To Cultivate Conscientious Connections from 2019-05-20T07:00
Lack of true connection in our lives is a verified epidemic - meaning there are actual studies that show that we (women especially) are feeling more isolated, lonely, and depressed than ever before...
Listen336: Bonnie Mae: Domestic Abuse Survivor and Warrior from 2019-05-15T07:00
Bonnie Mae is a Shameless Mom to two sons ages 10 and 12, as well as a survivor and warrior of an abusive relationship that spanned 10 years. She has a passion for advocating for the needs and safe...
Listen335: 7 Ways to RISE UP in Work and Life from 2019-05-13T07:00
One of the themes I’ve been seeing repeatedly in our community recently is around feeling stuck in roles that feel out of alignment with our core values. This shows up in our jobs when we see that ...
Listen334: Sarah Holland and Beth Silvers: Navigating Politics with Compassion&Curiosity from 2019-05-08T07:00
In this episode, I had the honor of talking to two powerful leaders who love to talk politics - even though they are on opposite sides of many issues. If you struggle to have compassionate conversa...
Listen333: Shameless Mom Con Recap + 6 Life Lessons from 2019-05-06T07:00
Shameless Mom Con was last weekend and the power, momentum, and magic that came out of 3 days of Shameless Mom togetherness is enough to light my life - like forever. I had no idea how overwhelmin...
Listen332: Susie Pettit: Beat Overwhelm, Anxiety and Your Own Inner Critic from 2019-05-01T07:00
Susie Pettit has been helping women live lives they love for over 10 years. She is the host of the podcast Love Your Life Show and owner of the Wellness Company Strength: Mind&Body, LLC. She is a c...
Listen331: The 3 BIG Mistakes You're Making Right Now from 2019-04-29T07:00
I talk a *lot* about perfectionism and how it shows up for me. The more I talk about it the more I hear you all saying, “ME TOO!!!” If you tend to be a perfectionist and or high achiever and/or Ty...
Listen330: Kate Northup: How To Be More Productive By Doing Less from 2019-04-24T07:00
As an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and Shameless Mom, Kate Northrup has built a multimedia digital empire with her husband, Mike Watts, that reaches hundreds of thousands globally. Th...
Listen329: 4 Gifts Of Imperfect Action from 2019-04-22T07:00
Dear Perfectionist Friend, I SEE you.I see you stuck in your mess. I see you holding all those dreams, but crippled by analysis paralysis every time you think about taking the next step. I see you...
Listen328: Dave Hollis: On Identity, Vulnerability, Sobriety, and Allyship from 2019-04-17T07:00
Dave Hollis is husband to Rachel Hollis, father to Jackson, Sawyer, Ford and Noah Hollis and the CEO of the Hollis Company after a 17 year run at Disney left his role as President, Theatrical Distr...
Listen327: Mom Guilt Is A Lie from 2019-04-15T07:00
This is going to sound pretty controversial, but I’m saying it anyway. Because of #truth... Mom guilt is a lie.That’s not to say your feelings of guilt aren’t real. THEY ARE. But, as you sit in tho...
Listen326: Debi Silber: How To Move Through And Beyond Betrayal from 2019-04-10T07:00
Dr. Debi Silber, is a Shameless Mom to 4 kids ages 16-23 years old, as well as the founder of The PBT Institute, is a Transformational Psychologist and health, mindset, and personal development, ex...
Listen325: Michelle Obama's 4 Secrets To A Successful Marriage from 2019-04-08T07:00
I think we can all agree that marriage is hard. It is also awesome. But it does not come without intentional work. It’s easy to glorify other people's' marriages and assume they “have it all” when ...
Listen324: Kara Loewentheil: Unf*ck Your Brain from 2019-04-03T07:00
Kara Loewentheil is a Master Certified Coach and Host of the UnF*ck Your Brain Podcast. Three years ago she did what every Jewish parent dreams of for their child: She left her legal career running...
Listen323: The Secret Struggles of Stay At Home Moms from 2019-04-01T07:00
A few of you have asked me to do an episode specifically on the struggles of being a stay at home mom (SAHM). I’m excited to talk about this, cause I’ll be honest… My life’s dream was to be a stay ...
Listen322: Tiffany Bluhm: International Adoption, Birth Rejection, and Systemic Racism from 2019-03-27T07:00
Tiffany Bluhm wants every woman to recognize, embrace, and pursue the big dreams and beauty born inside of them. The author, blogger, speaker, teacher, podcast host, wife, and mother shares her per...
Listen321: 10 Ways To Lighten Your Load and Lighten Up from 2019-03-25T07:00
Heaviness can show up in our lives in a lot of ways. Sometimes it’s a trauma like a cancer diagnosis or the death of a parent. Sometimes it’s a transition like a new job or a new baby or moving to ...
Listen320: Lori Kennedy: On Being An Empath While Raising Empaths from 2019-03-20T07:00
Lori Kennedy is the founder and CEO of The Wellness Business Hub, which provides professional training and personal development for health practitioners looking to build and grow their businesses o...
Listen319: 3 Years of Community, Connection, Identity&Impact from 2019-03-18T07:00
Today we are celebrating 3 years of The Shameless Mom Academy. I launched this show three years ago not knowing up much I would love it, not knowing how much it would change my life, not knowing ho...
Listen318: Kristen Carbone: The Shameless Journey Of A Preventative Mastectomy from 2019-03-13T07:00
Kristen is the founder of Brilliantly, a brand that provides the support women need on their journey toward feeling vital and strong in their mind and body after a mastectomy. Motivated by her own ...
Listen317: 5 Absolute Truths of Abundance from 2019-03-11T07:00
If you expect abundance, you will find abundance in all areas of your life. If you expect scarcity, you will find scarcity. We receive what we are looking for and what we are open to. When you kno...
Listen316: Abbey Ashley: High Achieving Guilt Free Mama from 2019-03-06T08:00
Abbey Ashley is the Founder of The Virtual Savvy. She helps aspiring virtual assistants launch and grows their own at-home business from scratch. Abbey started her own virtual assistant business in...
Listen315: 4 Steps To Play Bigger In Life Without Asking Permission from 2019-03-04T08:00
When I look around to see who’s taking action in their lives, I see a lot of women doing two things: Waiting for an permissionWaiting for an invitation Stop.Please. There is no reason to ask per...
Listen314: Carin Rockind: Resiliency After Abuse&Armed Robbery from 2019-02-27T08:00
Carin Rockind is a leading happiness expert, motivational speaker, and the creator of PurposeGirl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living. She has taught thousands of people real-life strategi...
Listen313: Why Magic And Discomfort Are Soulmates from 2019-02-25T08:00
A few weeks ago I made a post on social media about magic and discomfort being soulmates. This is the straight up #truth, friends. Embrace it. The next morning I was listening to SuperSoul Conversa...
Listen312: Lisa Woodruff: Organize 365 from 2019-02-20T08:00
Lisa Woodruff is a Shameless Mom to two teenagers and the founder of Organize 365, the creator of the 100 Day Home Organization Program, the Sunday Basket Workshop and Sunday Basket Workshop Paper ...
Listen311: Acknowledging and Navigating My White Privilege from 2019-02-18T08:00
For the better part of 2018, I was trying to figure out the best way to talk about race in The Shameless Mom Academy. I was doing all the research, learning all the things, curating all the resourc...
Listen310: Jenell Stewart: Kinky Curly Coily Me from 2019-02-13T08:00
Jenell B Stewart is the founder and editor in chief of the award-winning website Kinky Curly Coily Me. She launched her career by educating and uplifting women with natural hair by way of her extre...
Listen309: How to BE SEEN from 2019-02-11T08:00
How much do you let yourself BE SEEN on a daily basis? Do you stand in your power, own your space, and show up as your unapologetic self #everydamnday? Or do you find yourself hiding, avoiding, shr...
Listen308: Laura Vanderkam: How To Create More Time In Your Day from 2019-02-06T08:00
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, and 168 Hours. Her TED talk, "How to gain control of your free time," has been viewe...
Listen307: How To Be More Adaptable #everydamnday from 2019-02-04T08:00
If you are a perfectionist or recovering perfectionist, motherhood might just kick your butt in the worst ways. Motherhood requires you to give up control of everything: when you eatwhen you sleep...
Listen306: Shannon Jamail: Surrender, Forgiveness, and How To Do It Afraid from 2019-01-30T08:00
I’m so excited to welcome Shannon Jamail back to the SMA. I invited Shannon to come back to the show because I wanted to talk about her book, Surrender. In the book, she shares how she conscientiou...
Listen305: 4 Ways To Manage The Mental Load of Motherhood from 2019-01-28T08:00
I have to laugh as I was recording this episode because I kept accidentally saying “the motherload” every time I went to say “the mental load of motherhood”. And let’s be honest. The mental load of...
Listen304: Rachel Steinman: Inherited...A Memoir of 4 Family Suicides from 2019-01-23T08:00
Rachel Steinman is the debut author of “Inherited: An Insane Family Memoir,” coming out soon. Described as a literary Jackie Collins, Rachel’s writing is steamy and confessional while remaining poi...
Listen303: 6 Tips To Turn Around A Terrible Day from 2019-01-21T08:00
I’m not gonna sugar coat it. You will have hard days. Like, curl up in a ball and cry hard days. Like lay on the floor kicking and screaming hard days. Like, lose your cool with your kids hard days...
Listen302: Nicole Walters: Unexpected Overnight Shameless Mom of 3 from 2019-01-16T08:00
By age 28, Nicole Walters was a highly-paid executive at a Fortune 500 company, managing multibillion-dollar accounts. But something wasn’t right. “My job was feeding my family, but not my soul,” s...
Listen301: Why You Should Set Your Secrets Free from 2019-01-14T08:00
I recently had a conversation with a group of women about the secrets we hold and how they hold us back. Truth be told, a lot of women hold onto secrets for the better part of their lives - and the...
Listen300: Rose Wetzel: Shameless Ninja Warrior from 2019-01-09T08:00
As the founder of Stack-It! Mamas, Rose Wetzel loves empowering women when they feel most vulnerable – after giving birth (at least that’s when SHE felt most vulnerable). A personal trainer and pro...
Listen299: 5 Uncommon But Super Effective New Year's Practices from 2019-01-07T08:00
If you are a high achiever, or a perfectionist, or prone to anxiety or depression, you likely already feel totally behind on your New Year’s goals/resolutions. I am with you. As a high achiever pr...
Listen298: Molly Mahar: Reconnect and Reclaim Your Truth from 2019-01-02T08:00
Molly Mahar is Shameless Mom to Max and Juliet and the founder of Stratejoy — an online community that has helped thousands of women reclaim joy and meaning in their world. She’s an entrepreneur, m...
Listen297: My Most Impactful Interviews of 2018 from 2018-12-31T08:00
I could not be more grateful to each and every guest who joined me in the SMA in 2018. So many of these interviews had BIG impact. A wanted to share a variety of the episodes I found to be the most...
Listen296: Karen Bonnell: Co-Parenting in Marriage, Separation, and Divorce from 2018-12-26T08:00
Karen has over 30 years of experience working with couples and families facing transition, loss, growth and change. Her work as a Collaborative Divorce Coach spurred her determination to write “The...
Listen295: My 5 Biggest Shifts of 2018 from 2018-12-24T08:00
With just a few days left in 2018, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on my biggest shifts of the year. I have to tell you, when I sat down to think about this I had no idea what I would come up ...
Listen294: Radiah Rhodes: Being Is The New Doing from 2018-12-19T08:00
Radiah Rhodes is a visionary, entrepreneur, designer, engineer, and coach. After two decades of experience leading small businesses and Fortune 100 companies in the beauty and information technolog...
Listen293: 5 Ways To Keep Going When You Want to Quit from 2018-12-17T08:00
Raise your hand if you’re a quitter! Oh, you’re not?? Fantastic. While it’s likely that you wouldn’t identify as a quitter, you probably feel like quitting things on a regular basis. Annnnd, it's p...
Listen292: Jody Agard: Surviving Suicide, A Drug Dealer, And Infidelity from 2018-12-12T08:00
Jody is the Shameless mom, a wife, and a nature lover. She’s a two-time Amazon bestselling author of “Let Love in 101; A Practice Guide to Happiness” and her most recent book “Mommy Reboot; A Busy ...
Listen291: Permission To Eat, Drink, And Be Merry from 2018-12-10T08:00
Let’s get really clear about something real quick… You deserve to enjoy your holidays. You deserve to eat the cookies. You deserve to drink the nog.You deserve to live it up and laugh out loud and ...
Listen290: D Arlando Fortune: From Facing 5 Felonies to Finding Fatherhood from 2018-12-05T08:00
Fortune is a Shameless Dad and the oldest of two kids. These things should have made him a responsible, motivated leader – which he is today. But his road to get here reads differently… Although h...
Listen289: How To Quit The Kiddie Comparison Trap from 2018-12-03T08:00
We spend a lot of time in the SMA talking about the comparison as it relates to us as women. But we haven’t really dug into how we compare our kids to other kids. I’m noticing as Vinnie gets older ...
Listen288: Julie Ciardi: Divorced Mommy from 2018-11-28T08:00
Julie Ciardi is a Shameless divorced and remarried mom of 3 kiddos. She divorced when her oldest two kids were 2 and 4. She remarried and now has a third child, age 4, with her new husband. She has...
Listen287: 4 Steps To Protect Your Energy Over The Holidays from 2018-11-26T08:00
I recently polled our Shameless Mom #everydamnday Facebook group, asking what you all needed help with right now. I got over a tons of responses and many of those responses had a lot of likes – let...
Listen286: Heather Boorman: Fringy Parents and Fringy Kids from 2018-11-21T08:00
Heather Boorman lives an intensely joy-filled and full life as a homeschooling mom to 3 fringy kids and the executive director and therapist with Boorman Counseling. She passionately advocates for ...
Listen285: How To Stop Staying Stuck In Your Struggles from 2018-11-19T08:00
Last week I gave a talk to Moms In Finance in Seattle and it was pure FIRE and GOLD. It was basically a combination of FIVE podcast episodes I’ve already done wrapped up into a 30-minute talk that ...
Listen284: Rachel Rodgers: Million Dollar Badass from 2018-11-14T08:00
Rachel Rodgers is a woman of color, a mother of four and a seven-figure business owner -- in that order. Rachel started her career working as a lawyer with nonprofits, federal judges and Hillary Cl...
Listen283: Relationships, Boundaries, And The Stories We Make Up from 2018-11-12T08:00
It was pointed out to me a few weeks ago that I might be the kind of person who makes up BIG stories in my head that are often UNTRUE. This happens when I think someone might be mad at me or when ...
Listen282: Taryn Perry: How To Be A Shameless Coach And Influencer from 2018-11-07T08:00
Taryn Perry is a Shameless Mom of 4 and a 6 figure earner as a Beachbody coach. She became a Beachbody coach 10 years ago to prove the infomercials were a big fat lie and she lost 25 pounds and bui...
Listen281: Top 4 Lessons Learned After 1 Million Downloads from 2018-11-05T08:00
If you’re listening to this episode, you have been a part of my journey to 1 million downloads in some way and I can’t thank you enough. I did not get here alone. I got here because YOU listened, d...
Listen280: Courtney Shorter: Grief, Joy, and Soul Free Mamas from 2018-10-31T07:00
Courtney Shorter is the Owner and Event Designer at RyanMorgan Events and Soul Free Mamas, where she plans memorable events and retreats that bring people together… Courtney has always loved planni...
Listen279: 4 Ways To Make More Time For Yourself from 2018-10-29T07:00
A recent conversation in our Shameless Mom #everydamnday Facebook group stopped me in my tracks. One Shameless Mom posted that she only got a couple hours of time to herself each month. And that h...
Listen278: Heather Chauvin: Mom Is In Control from 2018-10-24T07:00
Heather Chauvin has been named the next generation’s thought leader in parenting and women’s leadership. Her mission is to crack women open to their deep potential and help them create the life the...
Listen277: 17 Ways To Protect Your Kids From Predators from 2018-10-22T07:00
I often tell people that my “mommy podcast” is not about momming. It’s no about how to potty train your kid or get through sleep training. It’s generally NOT parenting advice. Except now. Becau...
Listen276: Katie Krimitsos: Reframing Mom Guilt and Other Mommy Myths from 2018-10-17T07:00
Katie Krimitsos is a Shameless Mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster, business strategist, seeker and change maker. She's committed to brightening the light of women around the world - through her Biz W...
Listen275: 4 Ways To Let Your Freak Flag Fly from 2018-10-15T07:00
Like most women, I spent a lot of my life trying to blend in. I wanted to be the same as all the people around me. In fact, I hated that I had red hair and freckles for my entire childhood. I didn’...
Listen274: Marina Pearson: The Joy of Being from 2018-10-10T07:00
Marina Pearson is a Shameless Mom to 3-year-old Leo, host on The Joy of Being Podcast, bestselling author and investor. Aside from being featured on/in ITV This Morning (in Europe), Marie Claire, T...
Listen273: How to Do it ALL FOR YOU from 2018-10-08T07:00
I’m guessing someone at some point told you something like, “If you take good care of yourself, you’ll be so much more able to take good care of others.” Can we just call BS on this?!? First of a...
Listen272: Colleen Hauk: How To Live The "And" Life from 2018-10-03T07:00
Colleen Hauk is a public speaker, co-author of the bestselling book, Women Who Ignite, a Certified Professional Success Coach and creator of YOU SO NEW ™, a program designed for successful professi...
Listen271: How To Not Raise A Rapist from 2018-10-01T07:00
There are so many things I want to scream out of rage and disillusionment right now. But that is not what is most productive. What is most productive is being an intentional part of the solution. ...
Listen270: Nichole Sylvester: Surviving Addiction, Abuse, And Murder from 2018-09-26T07:00
Nichole Sylvester is International Bestselling Author of OH SHIFT: A Journey from Chaos to Consciousness and host of the OH SHIFT Show. She is a Shameless single mother to her 13-year-old daughter,...
Listen269: Abortion And The Murky Undercurrents Of Your Past from 2018-09-24T07:00
Every now and then I get an email from a Shameless Mom that just blows me away. A couple weeks ago I got one such email – detailing a mama’s struggle with her current relationship with an addict an...
Listen268: Erika Tebbens: Roller Derby To MLMs To Political Office from 2018-09-19T07:00
Erika Tebbens is a Sales Strategist for female entrepreneurs. She teaches women to sell in a way that feels good, instead of "pushy." She's also a leader who encourages women to play bigger and sho...
Listen267: 5 Tips To Set And Meet Every Deadline from 2018-09-17T07:00
There is a saying that goes something like, “A goal without a deadline is just a dream.” I couldn’t agree more. Don’t get me wrong - dreams are nice. But a goal with a deadline is much more likely ...
Listen266: Jessica Turner: Stretched Too Thin from 2018-09-12T07:00
Jessica Turner is here to share her new book, Stretched Too Thin. She is also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Fringe Hours and the founder of the popular lifestyle blog T...
Listen265: How To Reset And Reframe Your Fall from 2018-09-10T07:00
Last week I tore my heart out and left in a kindergarten classroom in the pocket of my sweet Vinnie. It was a journey to get to that day, and just when I thought I had won the day by not having a m...
Listen264: Jessica Butts: Front Seat Life from 2018-09-05T07:00
Jessica Butts is CEO and Founder of Front Seat Life.org where she helps inspire, motivate and educate people to live their life from the front seat using their innate abilities. She is also the aut...
Listen263: Action Alleviates Anxiety from 2018-09-03T07:00
I only recently realized anxiety has been a part of my life for almost my entire life. When worry has been your gift for as long as you can remember, you don’t really think about it being anything ...
Listen262: Janna Denton-Howes: Redefining Sex And Intimacy from 2018-08-29T07:00
Janna Denton-Howes is a Shameless Mom to 2 daughters and marriage coach who is pioneering a movement for women to free themselves from sexual expectations and redefine intimacy in their marriages. ...
Listen261: 5 Things I No Longer Say Yes To from 2018-08-27T07:00
I’ll be honest, boundaries are tricky for me. I’m a people pleaser for sure. But I’m also acutely aware of my (shamelessly selfish) needs. Over the last few years, I have gotten so much better at p...
Listen260: Jill Angie: Rebel Runner from 2018-08-22T07:00
Jill Angie of Not Your Average Runner is an RRCA certified running coach and Master certified life coach who wants to live in a world where everyone is free to feel fit and fabulous at any size. Sh...
Listen259: The Power Of Positive Thinking from 2018-08-20T07:00
One of the things I am most convinced of in life is our ability to control our outcomes by controlling our thoughts. If you think positive and powerful thoughts, you will do positive and powerful t...
Listen257: 6 Ways To Build A Champion Mindset from 2018-08-13T07:00
Mindset is everything. It can make you and it can break you. When it comes to winning at life, you have to do a lot of mindset work. It’s the only way to see your gifts, appreciate your gifts, and ...
Listen256: RB Fast: The Advocacy Path from 2018-08-08T07:00
RB Fast is a leadership coach for schools and nonprofits based in Denver, CO. She travels the globe facilitating workshops and retreats focused on team building, strategy, and leadership growth. Fr...
Listen255: My Home Birth Expectations vs. Reality from 2018-08-06T07:00
It’s easy for us to underestimate our own power. Giving birth is the single most powerful a woman can do. I chose to do it unmedicated. I don’t think this is necessarily the best way, but it’s the ...
Listen254: Christine McAlister: Building A Life With Passion from 2018-08-01T07:00
Christine McAlister is an entrepreneur, business coach and the author of The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. An expert on...
Listen253: 6 Tiny Tweaks To Improve Productivity from 2018-07-30T07:00
I’m going to be a little controversial here and tell you that if you feel you don’t have enough time in your day, it’s your own fault. I don’t say this because I doubt you are super busy. I know y...
Listen252: Beryl Young: Finding Your Creative Self After Motherhood from 2018-07-25T07:00
Beryl Young is a Shameless Mom to her 8-year-old daughter, as well as the founder of Recapture Self and creator of Momtography® photography classes. Inspired by Beryl’s traumatic entrance into moth...
Listen251: Managing Deceit from 2018-07-23T07:00
Last month, we found ourselves in the middle of a string of traumatic lies at the hands of someone we trusted on the most vulnerable level. Managing that kind of deceit was overwhelming. It took so...
Listen250: Lauren Golden: The Free Mama Movement from 2018-07-18T07:00
Lauren Golden is a Shameless Mom to 3 kids and loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose betwee...
Listen249: Sara Dean: Kick Your Imposter Syndrome To The Curb from 2018-07-16T07:00
Everyone struggles with Imposter Syndrome. EVERYONE. Over the last year or so I have been noticing how prevalent Imposter Syndrome is among some of the most successful people I know. It has become ...
Listen248: Danny J: Saved By The Daughter She Placed For Adoption (Part 2) from 2018-07-11T07:00
Please Note: This is Part 2 of Danny-J’s story. If you didn’t listen to Episode 246 last week, go back and listen to that first!Danny-J is an award-winning entrepreneur, coach, podcast host, and st...
Listen247: 7 Steps To Find Your Passions from 2018-07-09T07:00
One of the most common questions I get is, “How do I find my passions?” Author Kristin Hannah says, “Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self...
Listen246: Danny-J: Saved By The Daughter She Placed For Adoption (part 1) from 2018-07-04T07:00
Danny-J is an award-winning entrepreneur, coach, podcast host, and storyteller. As the former founder of The Sweaty Betties, an online fitness community, Danny-J discovered the most effective metho...
Listen245: 5 Ways To Love The Skin Your You're In from 2018-07-02T07:00
Body image has been a hot topic for me my whole life because it has been a struggle for me my whole life. Working in the fitness industry for 16 years made me hyper-aware of how every woman battles...
Listen244: Dr. Jenny Yip: Kids And Moms Coping With OCD from 2018-06-27T07:00
Jenny Yip, Psy.D., ABPP, is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker and a nationally recognized Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anxiety expert. Since childhood, Dr. Yip has fought her own person...
Listen243: 11 Non-Negotiables That Complete My Life from 2018-06-25T07:00
Do you know what your non-negotiables are? What are the things you can’t go without? What are the practices, habits, routines, rules you make sure to incorporate on the regular to protect yourself...
Listen242: Rachel Paz: Repression and Orgasmic Meditation from 2018-06-20T07:00
Rachel Paz is a Shameless Mom to her 9-year-old sonm as well as a relationship-readiness coach for independent women who feel like finding companionship and intimacy is impossible without settling....
Listen241: Turn Your Struggles Into Strengths from 2018-06-18T07:00
Let’s get real. Real fast.Shit happens. We all have brutally painful moments in life where everything changes. Dreams are lost, hearts are broken, grief is all consuming, the pain is REAL. And so...
Listen240: Debbie Reber: Differently Wired from 2018-06-13T07:00
Deborah Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, coach, and the founder of TiLT Parenting, a podcast and online community for parents raising differently wired children. Debbie’s podcast has m...
Listen239: 3 Things To Think About In June from 2018-06-11T07:00
And all of the sudden we are HERE. Summer!The longer I am a mom, the more conflicting emotions I hear around summer. “Yay! Summer adventures!”“How will we navigate a different camp every week?” “Pr...
Listen238: Dana Malstaff: On Divorce, Proactive Crying, And Getting Naked from 2018-06-06T07:00
Dana Malstaff is the CEO and Founder of Boss Mom. She is a mother of 2, an author, business strategist, podcaster, blind spot reducer, and movement maker. She is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimat...
Listen237: Your Magical 15 Minute Manifest from 2018-06-04T07:00
One of the simplest ways you can transform your life is by creating a morning routine that frames and fuels your day. I have talked about this ever since starting this podcast and now I’ve created ...
Listen236: Dayna Kurtz: Universal Mother Rights from 2018-05-30T07:00
Dayna M. Kurtz, LMSW, CPT, is a leading authority on the subject of women transitioning to motherhood and serves as Director of the Anna Keefe Women's Center at the Training Institute for Mental He...
Listen235: Why I Want To Be A Shameless Millionaire from 2018-05-28T07:00
Who wants to be a millionaire? [stands up, raises both hands, and jumps up&down] I DO.Why is there shame for women around desiring massive success and wealth building? I’ll be honest. I find this r...
Listen234: Megan Flatt: How To Own Your Mama Advantage from 2018-05-23T07:00
Megan Flatt is a Shameless Mom to her son Brady who is 9.5 and her daughter Rylan who is 7. She is also a business growth strategist for female entrepreneurs, specifically mom entrepreneurs, who wa...
Listen233: Moderation Vs Abstinence from 2018-05-21T07:00
On my recent girls trip to Sedona, a hot topic came up about being a moderator vs an abstainer. This conversation was inspired by two of the women I was with sharing their experiences feeling overw...
Listen232: Gina Fresquez: Motherhood and SPD from 2018-05-16T07:00
Gina Fresquez, MS, CHC, Clarity and Confidence coach and #1 international best selling author, is the founder of The Women’s Side Hustle Society, where she is committed to empowering ambitious, sou...
Listen231: 3 C's of Lasting Friendships from 2018-05-14T07:00
Last weekend I got to spend 4 days with friends from high school. We had not all been together for any length of time in 24 years. It was magic. A few nights after I returned, I attended a happy ho...
Listen230: Kym Campbell: Motherhood and PCOS from 2018-05-09T07:00
Kym Campbell is the creator of the free 30 Day PCOS Diet Challenge and The Beat PCOS 10 Week Program where she seeks to help women overcome their PCOS diagnosis by applying evidence-based approache...
Listen229: On Dreading vs Dreaming from 2018-05-07T07:00
If you struggle with chronic worry or anxiety, it is very likely you go through life spending more time dreading what lies ahead than dreaming about the magic you may be about to encounter. Can you...
Listen228: Kate Swoboda The Courage Habit from 2018-05-02T07:00
Kate Swoboda (aka Kate Courageous) is a Shameless Mom to her three and a half year old daughter, the Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification and creator of YourCourageousLife.com, whe...
Listen227: Why I Sold My Gym from 2018-04-30T07:00
I made a major life decision and transition a few weeks ago and I can’t wait to share it with you today, as it very much impacts our future together in the Shameless Mom Academy! Today I talk you t...
Listen225: How to Build Your Stage from 2018-04-23T07:00
I recently got an email from Shameless Mama Megan about her experience taking a stand against sexual abuse against children that is happening in the LDS church. Megan shares how she stood up for he...
Listen224: Sarah Peck: Start Up Pregnant from 2018-04-18T07:00
Sarah K Peck is a writer, startup advisor, and yoga teacher based in New York City. She’s the founder and executive director of Startup Pregnant, a media company documenting the stories of women’s ...
Listen223: 3R's To Think About This Spring from 2018-04-16T07:00
Who else is dying for the season of sun, cherry blossoms, and grilling to GET STARTED ALREADY?!? This is the perfect time to check in with yourself on how you want to Renew, Review, and Rejoice thi...
Listen222: Sara LeHoullier: Shameless Stepmom and Busybee from 2018-04-11T07:00
Sara LeHoullier has always been a busy-bee. With a BA in English Literature and a Master's in Sustainable Development, she jumped from teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar to m...
Listen221: Seven Phrases of Freedom from 2018-04-09T07:00
There are a handful of phrases that can buy you A LOT of freedom. These are small statements you can use to convey big messages that will get you out of over-explaining yourself, stretching the tru...
Listen220: Natali Morris - News Anchor Gone Wealth Builder from 2018-04-04T07:00
Natali Morris is a broadcaster, writer, speaker, and the Co-Founder and CFO of Morris Invest. Previously, Natali was a news anchor and technology reporter for NBC, CBS, CNET, and The Today Show. He...
Listen219: Boundaries (With Judgy People) from 2018-04-02T07:00
“Hi! I'm a devout listener of your podcast, and really appreciate everything you do to make that possible! I've gained a lot of emotional intelligence and lost a lot of guilt over small things! I'm...
Listen218: Ali Caliendo: Foster Kinship from 2018-03-28T07:00
Ali is a tireless advocate for children and families, focusing on kinship, foster and adoptive families. She launched, funded and currently serves as the Executive Director of Foster Kinship, non-p...
Listen217: The Secret Baptism from 2018-03-26T07:00
We recently made some decisions around education and religion that gave me the opportunity to dig into some discomfort. I thought it was worth sharing here, as I learn more and more that things are...
Listen216: Ellie Bassick-Trovato: The New Brave from 2018-03-21T07:00
Ellie Bassick-Trovato, the CEO&Founder of The New Brave, discovered a way to thrive in the face of enormous challenges such as depression, compulsive eating, and losing her husband and both of her ...
Listen215: You're Not Special from 2018-03-19T07:00
I was recently at an event and my mind was blown open when I realized this one simple truth: None of us are special.Annnnnd – that means we are all equally capable of doing great things. Those peop...
Listen214: Angela Stowell: On Grief, Growth and Giving from 2018-03-14T07:00
Angela Stowell is co-founder and CEO and of Ethan Stowell Restaurants in Seattle. In 2007, she and her husband, Chef Ethan Stowell, founded Ethan Stowell Restaurants. The couple has since opened 16...
Listen213: 8 Tips to Manage Procrastination from 2018-03-12T07:00
Procrastination is something that has come up a lot with my coaching clients recently, so I thought we should dive into that here. There are many reasons we procrastinate. Sometimes procrastination...
Listen212: Beth Baker: Running Evolution from 2018-03-07T08:00
"My goal is to get as many new runners as possible, increase the awesome community, and laugh while doing it." - Beth Baker Beth Baker started Running Evolution out of trying to run and failing fo...
Listen211: 3 Things To Think About In March from 2018-03-05T08:00
We are well into 2018. It’s not a new year anymore, per se. However, have you started tackling the things you truly wanted to tackle this year? Have you been taking chances, getting out of your com...
Listen210: Kelly Herron Not Today Mother F....r from 2018-02-28T08:00
"Not Today Motherf@#!er" was the battle cry Kelly Herron screamed on a Sunday afternoon when she experienced every runner's biggest nightmare - a mid-run assault. Using the skills she recently lear...
Listen209: 3 Things To Do When You Feel Helpless from 2018-02-26T08:00
The last couple weeks have been stressful for me on a few different levels. Anyone with me??? Here’s the deal - stress doesn’t have to be lonely and isolating. And we don’t have to sit in helplessn...
Listen208: Heather Brooker: #TimesUp in Hollywood from 2018-02-21T08:00
Heather Brooker is an actress, comedian, 2 time Emmy Award-winning writer, and host of the Motherhood in Hollywood podcast. She is a regular contributor to the Today Show Parenting Team, The Huffin...
Listen207: 4 Health Hacks That Will Change Your Life from 2018-02-19T08:00
You know I love to geek out on self-care and all things health&wellness. So today I’m diving into 4 categories of health to give you practical and tactical tips to level up your health game – BIG T...
Listen206: Heather Huhman: Beating Infertility from 2018-02-14T08:00
Once Heather R. Huhman and her husband developed their careers enough to feel financially solvent, they decided it was time to start building their family. Unfortunately, the journey to motherhood ...
Listen205: 4 Ways to Practice Courage from 2018-02-12T08:00
Wanting to be courageous and actually being courageous can be two really different things. Courage takes intention. Courage takes guts – and sometimes grit. Courage takes practice. Today I’m going ...
Listen204: Lori Lee: Love Your Story from 2018-02-07T08:00
Lori Lee, the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast--an empowerment podcast focused on how we can lift ourselves and others to greater places because of our control over our stories -- f...
Listen203: 3 Things To Think About In February from 2018-02-05T08:00
February is the (arbitrary) month of love. I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a Valentine’s Scrooge. I think I’m still bitter about all those V Days I spent wishing someone would send me some damn flowers an...
Listen202: Aby Moore: The Truth About Blogging As A Business from 2018-01-31T08:00
Aby Moore is a full-time blogger and online course creator. Aby writes You Baby Me Mummy, an award-winning top UK Family lifestyle blog, where she specializes in blogging advice, coaching, and cour...
Listen201: Managing Feedback, Finding Outlets, Building Your Life from 2018-01-29T08:00
Today’s episode was inspired by a couple lessons I learned after getting some not-so-nice feedback about the podcast last week. Receiving other’s feedback is always an opportunity for reflection. T...
Listen200: Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies from 2018-01-24T08:00
Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the block-buster New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. Her newest book is The Four Tend...
Listen199: The C Word You Need to Use WAY More Often. from 2018-01-22T08:00
Today I’m going to tell you about the least sexy C word you need to use WAY more often. I think this C words is one of the most impactful words in your life if you put it into practice. In fact, I ...
Listen198: Leslie Juvin-Acker: On Happiness, Wealth and…Your Past, Part 2 from 2018-01-17T08:00
This is Part 2 of my interview with Leslie Juvin-Acker. If you haven’t listened in to Part 1, listen to that first! In Part 2 of this interview, Leslie dives deep with me to give me some coaching ...
Listen197: Stop Being Guilty Over Your Pleasure from 2018-01-15T08:00
How many times have you found your self admitting to indulging in a “guilty pleasure”? Can we all get over that?Please? Can we simply enjoy the things that bring us joy and happiness (like long sho...
Listen196: Leslie Juvin-Acker: On Happiness, Wealth and…Your Past, Part 1 from 2018-01-10T08:00
Leslie Juvin-Acker is Chief Happiness Officer at Leslie Inc. where she coaches stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed senior managers, executives, and entrepreneurs from all over the world. Her message...
Listen195: 4 Steps To Nail Your New Year from 2018-01-08T08:00
There are 4 essential steps you need to take in order to successfully hit any goal or resolution you may be going after this year: Settle in for the journey, rather than focusing on the outcomeCre...
Listen194: Andrea Owen: Your Kick Ass Life from 2018-01-03T08:00
Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped...
Listen193: 3 Things to Think About in January from 2018-01-01T05:00
To kick of the New Year I am making a bit of an offering to you. I want to give you my 3 wishes for you in the New Year. I especially want you to be mindful of these wishes over the next month. I...
Listen192: The 3 Most Powerful Changes I Made In 2017 from 2017-12-27T05:00
Every year is filled with so many opportunities to learn, grow&expand in new directions that is hard to identify just a few life altering decisions of the year. But I know there are things I did th...
Listen191: The Top 10 Episodes of 2017 from 2017-12-25T05:00
I put together a list of our most downloaded episodes of 2017 and I couldn’t be more excited to share them with you. I know it can be hard to keep up with alllll the shows that come out in a year, ...
Listen190: Lisa Druxman: The Empowered Mama from 2017-12-20T03:46
Lisa Druxman is the Chief Founding Mom of FIT4MOM, the parent company to Fit4Baby, Stroller Strides and Body Back. With nearly 2,000 class locations nationwide, FIT4MOM is one of the fastest growin...
Listen189: Sara, I'm Thinking About Quitting from 2017-12-18T05:00
I got a message from a woman the other day, “Sara, I’m thinking about quitting.” I have a lot of thoughts around quitting. A lot of people will spew BS lines about “winners never quit”, or “pain is...
Listen188: Mary Shores: Conscious Communications from 2017-12-13T08:00
Mary Shores is the internationally known author of Conscious Communications: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life. Learn mo...
Listen187: The Most Positive and Powerful Qualities You Possess from 2017-12-11T05:00
I’ve been studying and reading up about all sorts of things related to self identity, Imposter Syndrome, and how we see ourselves versus how others see us. It’s been fascinating and I’ve learned a ...
Listen186: Cortney McDermott: Change Starts Within You from 2017-12-06T08:00
Cortney McDermott is an award-winning writer, TEDx speaker, and strategist to Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurial leaders, and think tanks around the world. She writes for a number of internati...
Listen185: 3 Things to Think About in December from 2017-12-04T08:00
I sat down to record this episode on December 1st and December was already kicking my butt. On the first day of the month. HOW?!? Even with the best planning and the best intentions and the best ho...
Listen184: Jon Acuff How To FINISH Anything from 2017-11-29T08:00
Jon Acuff is the New York Times-bestselling author of five books. His most recent book is FINISH. He's helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bos...
Listen183: Unexpected Gratitude from 2017-11-27T08:00
I’m not gonna lie. I’m in major hustle mode right now and that is not my favorite place to be. But sometimes it’s necessary. I’m not at my best when I’m hustling. I get frustrated and anxiety ridde...
Listen182: Whitney Nicely: Being Shameless in Real Estate from 2017-11-22T05:00
Whitney Nicely went from no investments (or strategies) to 19 houses, 19 apartment units and 7 chunks of land in less than three years all bringing monthly money to her bank account on auto pilot. ...
Listen181: 15 Ways to Be A Badass #everydamnday from 2017-11-20T08:00
This episode is to give you power and might to make you do the things you want to do and need to do – BUT – you might be a little scared to do. I’m inviting you to take action, baby steps if necess...
Listen180: Katie Anthony: When Mommy Goes Viral (for real) from 2017-11-15T08:00
Katie Anthony is a writer and mother of two boys, ages 3 and 5. She knows a lot about backhoe loaders, velociraptors, and rage. Her writing has appeared in BUST.com, Scary Mommy, Mamalode, and the ...
Listen179: How You're Minimizing Yourself and How to Stop from 2017-11-13T08:00
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Listen178: Melanie Shankle: Church of the Small Things from 2017-11-08T08:00
Melanie Shankle is the New York Times bestselling author behind Nobody’s Cuter Than You, The Antelope in the Living Room, Sparkly Green Earrings and her newest book, Church of the Small Things: The...
Listen177: 3 Things to Think About In November from 2017-11-06T08:00
Here we GO! We are about to dive into the holiday season. Are you ready? I love the holidays and would be happy for them to last for months on end, but I know they can add stress and chaos for a lo...
Listen176: Nichole Nordeman: Slow Down from 2017-11-01T07:00
n addition to being a Shameless Mom to Charlie (14) and Pepper (9), Nichole Nordeman is an award-winning singer-songwriter and acclaimed worship leader who just wrote her first book, Slow Down: Emb...
Listen175: The Truth About Having It All from 2017-10-30T07:00
The truth about having it all. Let’s get real for a minute. There are a lot of non-truths out there about having it all. And most of the non-truths that exist in our head are there because we have ...
Listen174: Maria Alcoke: The Engine Mom from 2017-10-25T07:00
Maria Alcoke is host of the Engine Mom Podcast, a CrossFit-L1 trainer at CrossFit Cove in Columbia, Maryland and runs her own graphic and web development studio, MariaVida Creative. After over 10...
Listen173: The Beauty of A Back Up Plan from 2017-10-23T07:00
We have officially arrived at the Season of Plan B. We are at the time of year where sh*t happens: You’re up all night with a sick kiddo and you miss your early morning workout. Work chaos strik...
Listen172: Stephanie Lambert: Counter Culture Parenting from 2017-10-18T07:00
Stephanie Lambert is a BOLD Mom Mentor, Life Coach and founder of the BOLD Moms which focuses on approaching parenting and life with a self-directed, sometimes counter-culture, long-term view in mi...
Listen171: How to Make Space For New Habits from 2017-10-16T07:00
Do you have habits that you know are no longer serving you, but you don’t know how to break them? Or maybe you’ve tried to break old habits and they have crept back over and over again? I’ve been t...
Listen170: Shannon Jamail: Love Over Fear from 2017-10-11T07:00
Fear. Anxiety. Negative thinking. Imposter syndrome. Does this sound like you? Shannon herself has been there; feeling like an imposter, worrying she will be found out and that she is not enough. S...
Listen169: 3 Ways to Stand in Your Power from 2017-10-09T07:00
One of the most significant things I have worked on over the last few years (especially since becoming a mom) is standing in my power. This can be scary and uncomfortable as all get out. But it is ...
Listen168: Anna Willard Spark Your Youth from 2017-10-04T07:00
Anna Willard is an author, personal trainer and the oldest child from a family of five. From her personal exercise journey streaming from numerous sports and multiple injuries, she discovered hope ...
Listen167: 3 Things to Think About In October from 2017-10-02T07:00
Fall is my favorite for so many reasons (let’s be honest, mostly puffy vests and Uggs). But I’m particularly embracing this fall because of some of the things that are going on around me. All aroun...
Listen166: Ingrid Ortiz Surviving FOMO and The Comparison Trap from 2017-09-27T07:00
Ingrid Ortiz is a Self-Love&Confidence coach helping women end their struggle with comparison, so they can pursue their passion and live life to the fullest. She pivoted from a career in personal ...
Listen165: 5 Surprises after 5 Years of Momming from 2017-09-25T07:00
Vinnie turned 5 over the weekend. How did that even happen? I remember so many days in Newbornland when I thought I wouldn’t make it until 5pm and now I’ve made it 5 YEARS?! What??? How??? The trut...
Listen164: Elizabeth Friedland: Single Mom Fostering from 2017-09-20T07:00
Elizabeth Friedland is the Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Appirio, a global tech consultancy. She's spent more than 12 years in the public relations and communications world, worki...
Listen163: Lessons from the Eiffel Tower from 2017-09-18T07:00
Before heading to Paris, we decided that if we were going to visit the Eiffel Tower we needed to go allllll the way to the top. So we bought 3 Eiffel Tower Summit tickets. Vince and Vinnie were ver...
Listen162: Robbin Rockett: Solo Parent Life from 2017-09-13T07:00
Robbin Rockett, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and single parent of three young children. She hosts the podcast Solo Parent Life and each week takes on a variety of issues facing single...
Listen161: Boob Job from 2017-09-11T07:00
Many of you know I recently had a fairly major surgery. What most of you don’t know is that I had a boob job. It’s probably not what you think – as we often jump to a lot of conclusions when we hea...
Listen160: Tonya Leigh: French Kiss Life from 2017-09-06T07:00
Tonya Leigh is the founder of French Kiss Life, a destination for women who want to inject more elegance, style and joie de vivre (enjoyment!) into their daily lives. Her mission is to inspire wome...
Listen159: 3 Things to Think About In September from 2017-09-04T07:00
September is a pivotal month. School is back in session (can I get an AMEN?!) and we are rapidly approaching fall and the final quarter of the year. Over the years I have noticed this to be a time ...
Listen158: Lahana Vigliano: Thrival Nutrition from 2017-08-30T07:00
Lahana Vigliano is a holistic nutritionist and the founder of Thrival Nutrition. She has her bachelor's degree in Nutrition Science + is currently finishing up a program through the Clinical Nutrit...
Listen157: You Are Never Without Options from 2017-08-28T07:00
I had a funny situation recently where I pushed some limits that I would have never pushed 10 years ago – back when I was a little more controlling and a little more anal…. It has taken the last 15...
Listen156: Sharon Lipinski: Habit Superhero from 2017-08-23T07:00
As the CEO of BLH Consulting, Sharon Lipinski helps people transform desired behaviors into common practice. She is the author of "365 Ways to Live Generously: Simple Habits for a Life That's Good ...
Listen155: Silence is Not an Option from 2017-08-21T07:00
I’ll let you know up front that I was uncomfortable and nervous about recording and releasing this episode. I wasn’t sure where to start and I was worried I wouldn’t know how to finish. But I know ...
Listen154: Dana Skoglund: Better Body Habits Through Ayurveda from 2017-08-16T07:00
Dana Skoglund is a certified yoga health coach, yoga teacher and mother of 2 rambunctious young boys. She has been studying yoga since 2000, and teaching since 2004. Eventually her desire to take h...
Listen153: I'm Giving You Permission from 2017-08-14T07:00
This episode is the sister episode to Stop Saying Sorry (Episode 149). So, if you haven’t listened to that episode yet, go back and do so now! Now that you’re done apologizing for everything all da...
Listen152: Charmaine Ironside: The Diet Dropout from 2017-08-09T07:00
Charmaine Ironside owns and operates two successful Fitness studios in Calgary, Canada with her husband Patrick. She also owns The Diet Dropout, a thriving online coaching business where she helps ...
Listen151: 3 Things to Think About in August from 2017-08-07T07:00
It seems impossible that it’s already August, right? I mean, you might be elated because SCHOOL – it’s almost here again. But you might also be bummed – where did summer go and did we really do all...
Listen150: Renee Metty: On Mindfulness from 2017-08-02T07:00
Renee Metty, M.Ed is a Shameless Mom to 3 kids, ages 7, 9, 11 and is the Founder and CEO of With Pause™. She believes that one’s greatest asset is the quality of attention you bring to every aspect...
Listen149: Stop Saying Sorry from 2017-07-31T07:00
We apologize so much it’s actually offensive. Your empty apology for being late means nothing. Your apology for taking up space in an elevator minimizes all women. Your apology for taking 24 entire...
Listen148: Julie Fry: Living with Cancer from 2017-07-26T07:00
4 years ago, Julie Fry was fed up with too much travel and not enough control of her schedule or her family life. She left her corporate sales job and decided to buy a blog, BusinessAmongMoms.com t...
Listen147: IVF: Due Date Update from 2017-07-24T07:00
I recently received an email from Shameless Mom Marie. It was the exact email I needed at exactly the time I needed it – because if you are always on the lookout for well timed events, you’ll find ...
Listen146: Shawna Kaminski: The Myth of Menopause and Metabolism from 2017-07-19T07:00
Shawna Kaminski has been a fitness professional in the industry for over 30 years. She has a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Bachelor of Education and too many certifications to count. She is a teacher...
Listen145: The Power of Doing Something 5,500 Times from 2017-07-17T07:00
Last Thursday morning I tortured myself with a Tempo run (which involved hard running for 1-4 minutes, with rest intervals in between). To distract myself from the pain, I started mentally calculat...
Listen144: Julia Freeland: Your Value and REvolve YOU from 2017-07-12T07:00
Julia Freeland is an entrepreneur and a catalyst for change. She is dedicated to helping professionals, who have stepped away from their career to raise their children, understand their true value ...
Listen143: 11 Ways to Harness More Energy from 2017-07-10T07:00
If I offered you a magical elixir that would give you endless energy would you take it? I WOULD! Today I’m going to give you 11 elixirs of sorts. Trying any one of these things will likely dramati...
Listen142: Mike Vardy: They Productivityist from 2017-07-05T07:00
Mike Vardy is a writer, productivity strategist, and the founder of Productivityist. He's served as the Managing Editor at Lifehack, and written for 99u, Lifehacker, SUCCESS Magazine, and more. Mik...
Listen141: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Morning from 2017-07-03T07:00
I have a challenge for you. You ready? I want you to start asking yourself these 5 questions every morning. What will I do for ME today? What am I grateful for?How do I want to serve today? Wh...
Listen140: Jen Lumanlan: Your Parenting Mojo from 2017-06-28T07:00
Jen Lumanlan is the host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which distills scientific research on child development into a format that parents can actually use. She has done a TON of research on b...
Listen139: How to Stay Motivated for the Next 8 Years from 2017-06-26T07:00
Last week I woke to a Facebook memory from 8 years ago that totally threw me for a loop. This memory was a video of me teaching boot camp in a park in Seattle. I was immediately taken back to that ...
Listen138: Jadah Sellner: Passions&Transitions from 2017-06-21T07:00
Jadah Sellner is an author, international keynote speaker, poet, and the creator of the Mentorship Lab™&Build Your Challenge™ at jadahsellner.com. Since 2009, Jadah has started 3 businesses (inclu...
Listen137: Summertime Self-Care from 2017-06-19T07:00
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that maaaaaybe you have put too much time into planning summer for your kids and family and not enough time into planning summer for YOU. Am I right?!? I ...
Listen136: Kori&Mike: Zag Zig Parenting from 2017-06-14T07:00
Married for 23 years, with 4 children, Kori Reed and Mike Becker are on a mission to “Reimagine family stereotypes so that all modern families can thrive.” They are so committed to this mission th...
Listen135: How to Make Your Summer Bucket List from 2017-06-12T07:00
After recording last week’s episode I realized I made a mistake. I told you all about Summer Bucket Lists and then I quickly added that since Vinnie is in full time childcare this summer, we didn’t...
Listen134: Barb Anderson: Life with Pediatric Cancer from 2017-06-07T07:00
After graduating at the top of her MBA class and landing an interestingjob, Barb Anderson suddenly found herself staring directly in the face of every parent's worst nightmare when her 18-month old...
Listen133: How to Manage Expectations from 2017-06-05T07:00
If you find yourself easily disappointed or frustrated by relationships and/or situations in your life, it’s time to take some #radicalresponsibility, friends. You create your own experiences, fo...
Listen132: Sage B Hobbs: Naked Communication from 2017-05-31T07:00
Sage B Hobbs is the author of Naked Communication. Sage spent more than ten years in counseling, education, and community outreach. Her work has spanned diverse communities, from public schools to ...
Listen131: Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset from 2017-05-29T07:00
I very unexpectedly ended up on crutches last week. Although, I guess it’s rare that anyone plans to be on crutches…. In any case, crutches were NOT in my plan as I trained for an upcoming 10K or ...
Listen130: Lauren Pak: Life with Body Dysmorphic Disorder from 2017-05-24T07:00
Lauren is on a mission to bring inclusivity and empathy to the forefront of fitness and health. She co-owns and operates Achieve Fitness in Boston with her husband, Jason, where they work daily to ...
Listen129: The 4 C's of (Re)Building Your Identity from 2017-05-22T07:00
By now you have heard me share all about how motherhood knocked me on my butt – BIG TIME. It took me longer than I like to admit to adjust to my new life as a mom and to resolve myself to the idea ...
Listen128: Tay N Val: Soul Purpose from 2017-05-17T07:00
Tay&Val are the spiritual consultants and soul mentors that executive coaches of Fortune 500s and founders of multimillion-dollar public companies go to, to answer their "What's Next?" question. Ev...
Listen127: Navigating the Messy Middle from 2017-05-15T07:00
Today I’m going to give you my Bloomsday Race Report and share my weakness – The Messy Middle… Whenever I set out out to accomplish something I start out 100% inspired, motivated, excited, strong, ...
Listen126: Melissa DaSilva: Pride Connections from 2017-05-10T07:00
Melissa DaSilva is a clinical social worker and founder of the group practice East Coast Mental Wellness in Providence, RI. She serves as an individual and couples therapist, as well as a group fac...
Listen125: Why You're Afraid of Change from 2017-05-08T07:00
Change is the WORST. Or at least that’s what I used to tell myself – for like 30 years. After becoming a mom I spent a full year feeling completely run over by all the change and unpredictability ...
Listen124: Sistermixin with Tracey and Jo from 2017-05-03T07:00
Tracey and Joanne are mothers and sisters who are living the healthiest, happiest life possible. Together they created Sistermixin’ to improve their families health and spread the word of their lif...
Listen123: 5 Tiny Habits to Create Momentum in Your Life from 2017-05-01T07:00
I think one of the hardest parts of motherhood is all. the. things. I don’t mean physical things – although there is SO MUCH STUFF. Everywhere. Books, legos, art, clothes, balls, more legos, petr...
Listen122: Melissa Fox Lehman: Family, Community and Pogo from 2017-04-26T07:00
Melissa Fox Lehman (layman) is the CEO and co-founder of Pogo Rides. For the last 15 years, she’s been helping Fortune 50 companies and nonprofits develop strategy and roll-out global programs. She...
Listen121: 5 Ways to Be More Kind to Yourself from 2017-04-24T07:00
Ok, I’ll admit it… I was hard on myself last week. HARD. I have a lot going on and I let it get to my head. Sometimes when we have too many things going on we feel we’re not doing any one thing r...
Listen120: Amy Lang: Birds and Bees and Kids from 2017-04-18T07:00
Amy Lang is a childhood sexuality expert and parent educator who helps parents talk to their kids about sex and sexuality. Her engaging, humorous and inspiring style shows parents how to turn conve...
Listen119: How to Win at Failing from 2017-04-17T07:00
The truth about failure: Failure does not have to suck. In fact, it is 100% possible to WIN while failing. As with most things, it’s all a matter of perspective. I firmly believe you should fail...
Listen118: Shasta Nelson: How to Deepen Friendships, Health&Happiness from 2017-04-12T07:00
Shasta Nelson, M.Div., is the Founder of GirlFriendCircles.com, a women’s friendship learning community. Her spirited and soulful voice for strong female relationships can be found in her books Fri...
Listen117: 3 Little Fitness LIES from 2017-04-10T07:00
The TRUTH about fitness is that our society perpetuates a ton of myths that make exercise very confusing. That confusion leads to us wasting our time at the gym or not exercising at all because we ...
ListenEP 116: Jill Simonian The FAB Mom's Guide from 2017-04-05T07:00
Jill Simonian is the author of The FAB Mom’s Guide: How to Get Over the Bump&Bounce Back Fast After Baby. The FAB Mom’s Guide celebrates motherhood while poignantly and candidly exploring the ...
Listen115: Make a Damn Decision from 2017-04-03T07:00
I am not a great decision maker. I can admit to being 100% paralyzed by the decision of what kind of bibs to buy for Vinnie on Amazon a few years ago. BIBS, people. However, I don’t identify myself...
Listen114: Joshua Apparicio: Shameless Kid of Be Strong to Stop Bullying from 2017-03-29T07:00
Today’s episode is an extremely special one. We have our first Shameless Kid joining the show! Joshua Apparicio is a 12-year-old seventh grader who has partnered with Be Strong, an anti-bullying or...
Listen113: The Top 6 All Natural Anti-Aging Secrets from 2017-03-27T07:00
I don’t think aging is a bad thing. I like to embrace my signs of aging: The burning desire to go to bed earlierA few wrinkles to prove I’ve smiled and laughed a lot Some forehead lines, cause ap...
Listen112: Liz Nead - Nead Inspiration and The 100 Day Journey from 2017-03-22T07:00
Main Questions: Liz Nead is a force. She is a speaker, coach, a television host, and an expert in Bringing Life Back to Everyday Life. She is also a mom to 7 kids in her blended family – yes, ...
Listen111: Why I Had to go to the Philippines from 2017-03-20T07:00
I’m just a few days back from a life-changing week in the Philippines. This journey half way around the world was not an easy choice for me. But it was the right choice, and I’m so glad I did it. ...
Listen110: Hilary Hendershott Profit Boss Radio from 2017-03-15T07:00
Hilary Hendershott has an impressive resume as a financial planner. She owns Hilary Hendershott Wealth Management and is the host of Boss Profit Radio (an awesome podcast). She’s a TEDx speaker. Sh...
Listen109: Lessons Learned Traveling with 8 Kids from 2017-03-13T07:00
We recently got back from a weeklong trip with 4 other families. Our group consisted of 10 adults, 5 four year olds and 3 two year olds. We had a blast. But, don’t mistake fun for rest. I wouldn’t ...
Listen108: Leanne Kabat- When You Only Have 5 Years To Live from 2017-03-08T08:00
I have to start this by letting you know this was easily one of my favorite interviews ever. You are in for the most gut wrenching story, told by the most amazing heroine and SuperMom, Leanne Kabat...
Listen107: 4 Reasons You're Not Meeting Your Goals from 2017-03-06T08:00
I have been working with goal setters for the last 14 years. Working in the fitness industry, goals are always part of the conversation with clients. I’ve witnessed women on top of the world becaus...
Listen106: Susan Weeks How to Find Yourself when Everything Changes from 2017-03-01T08:00
Susan Weeks is a podcast producer who helps other entrepreneurs get started in podcasting or step up their game in podcasting. Susan’s work online started out of her desire to stay out of the corpo...
Listen105: 7 Secrets to Slow Down&Simplify from 2017-02-27T08:00
Can we all agree to tear off our Busy Badges and chill out a little. Life is only as hectic as you make it. If you find yourself living in constant overwhelm, it’s because you are allowing that to ...
Listen103: The Truth About Momming from 2017-02-20T08:00
Adele inspired me in a million ways at the Grammy’s. But what touched me most deeply were her comments on motherhood. In today’s episode I’ll share more about what Adele said and why it was so im...
Listen102: Scott Colby: Say it with Gratitude from 2017-02-15T08:00
Scott Colby is an adventure lover who has created businesses around his passions. Although he has spent over a decade in the fitness industry helping people create transformations, it is his love o...
Listen101: 6 Steps to Fall in Love with Your Life from 2017-02-13T08:00
Last weekend Vinnie had two friends overnight for a sleepover. For 24 hours I played mom to 3 kids. DAMN. That is serious business, friends. It was a very action packed 24 hours, to say the least...
Listen100: Amy Moses, PT: Truths and Myths about Your Mommy Bladder from 2017-02-08T08:00
Amy Moses is a physical therapist who works exclusively in women’s health with a specialty in pelvic floor physical therapy. I met Amy a few years ago when she was my pelvic floor PT. I quickly dev...
Listen99: What I've Learned About YOU from 2017-02-06T08:00
This week I am celebrating our first 100 Shameless Mom Academy episodes with you. I am toasting you and thanking you for everything you have taught me over the last 100 episodes. Here is want I k...
Listen98: Holly Joi Rigsby: Finding Everyday Joi from 2017-02-01T08:00
Holly Rigsby is a Lifestyle Design Coach for Moms over at HollyJoiRigsby.com. Over the past 11 years Holly has coached over 29,500 women to become the best version of themselves through her program...
Listen97: Women's March: Solidarity and Haters from 2017-01-30T08:00
There is so much to say about my Women’s March on Washington experience. I want to share my story. I want to share the global impact of this movement. I want to tell you what it was like to spend 8...
Listen96: Stacy Tuschl: She's Building Her Empire from 2017-01-25T08:00
Stacy Tuschl started her first business in her parents’ backyard at the age of 18 and turned that company into a 7 figure business. She is a #1 international bestselling author of, “Is Your Busines...
Listen95: Four Tips to Make Exercise Stick from 2017-01-23T08:00
I wanted to put out this episode at this exact time because this is about the time that we start to reconsider our New Year Resolutions and/or give them up all together. I would like to offer an al...
Listen94: Halley Bock: Life, Incorporated from 2017-01-18T08:00
I’m delighted to have Halley Bock back as a second time guest on The Shameless Mom Academy. She is here today to talk about her new brilliant book, Life, Incorporated. A couple years ago, Halley ...
Listen93: Panic&Perspective from 2017-01-16T08:00
Nothing is as bad as it seems. Nothing is as great as it seems. I have been taught this lesson over the years and I needed it this week – a few times. Life threw me for a few loops this week. 5 lo...
Listen92: Pratima Aravabhoomi: From Arranged Marriage to Independent Woman from 2017-01-11T08:00
Pratima met her husband when she was 20, shortly before their arranged marriage in India. Almost immediately after their wedding, they moved from India to Alabama. After 8 years of marriage, Prat...
Listen91: 3 Attitude Adjustments You Need to Make from 2017-01-09T08:00
I’ve been thinking about the Attitude Adjustments that are necessary in life when one wants to move forward to accomplish great things. Cause we all want to move forward and accomplish great things...
Listen90: Carmen Sognonvi: Luxury Family Travel Your Can Afford from 2017-01-04T08:00
Carmen Sognonvi is founder and publisher of Top Flight Family, the leading online destination for luxury family travel. Her insights on travel have been featured in TravelPulse, HOTELS Magazine, Se...
Listen89: The Anti-Resolution Revolution from 2017-01-02T08:00
Have you noticed the Anti Resolution Revolution? I’m a big fan. Huge. Quite frankly, resolutions suck. They are too big. They are too vague. They are not “bite sized” enough. They are framed as p...
Listen88: Elizabeth DiAlto Untame Yourself from 2016-12-28T08:00
Elizabeth DiAlto is known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, She is the founder of the Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular U...
Listen87: 2016 Did Not Suck from 2016-12-26T08:00
You can look back on 2016 as the BEST year or the WORST year. If you choose to look back on it as the BEST year, you get to own every amazing experience you had – the moments when you pushed your l...
Listen86: Elise Buie - Thrive Through Divorce from 2016-12-21T08:00
Elise is a high conflict divorce attorney who also has her own divorce story. Elise’s divorce involved Hurricane Katrina, multiple moves around the country, and, ultimately, a co-parenting plan whe...
Listen85: My People Pleaser Relapse from 2016-12-19T08:00
I recently had 2 People Pleaser relapses. One was just for a day. One was for a couple months. Why is it so hard to stop pleasing all. the. people??? I know that as an Upholder (see article below)...
Listen84: Nikki Closser - Getting Moms in Front of the Camera from 2016-12-14T08:00
Nikki Closser is a Seattle and Michigan based photographer and a new mom. She is madly in love with her work and with her baby. Nikki always knew she would be a working mom. She knew her passion fo...
Listen83: The Power of Recency and Frequency from 2016-12-12T08:00
It is human nature to keep doing the things we’ve done most recently and most frequently. Showering daily Drinking coffeeGetting in a workout Indulging in sugarDrinking that big ass glass of wine...
Listen82: Debbi Reber - On Differently Wired Kids from 2016-12-07T08:00
3 years ago Debbie and her family moved from Seattle to the Netherlands. At that time, Debbie and her husband made the decision to homeschool their son Asher, who is “differently wired”. Asher is p...
Listen81: How to Make Happier Holidays from 2016-12-05T08:00
The holidays can be fun. So fun. Friends. Family. Food. Drinks. Giving and receiving. Joy and magic. The holidays can also be stressful, isolating, depleting and sad. Loss, regret, and defe...
Listen80: Michelle Duncan-Wilson: The Not-Meant-To-Mother Mom from 2016-11-30T08:00
Michelle Duncan-Wilson became a mom for the first time at 17 years old. She now has a 17 year old daughter and two sons, ages 8 and 3. Michelle will tell you she was “not meant to be a mother”. W...
Listen79: Start Telling New Stories from 2016-11-28T08:00
It is so easy to get stuck in our old stories: I can’t find a husband because of my daddy issues. I will never be fit because of my family genetics.I will never make very much money because no on...
Listen78: Kathy Fettke Real Wealth Network from 2016-11-23T08:00
Kathy Fettke didn’t set out to build an empire. But when her husband’s major health scare threatened to cripple their families financial situation, she did got to work…. She rented out rooms in the...
Listen77: Happy Birthday and Thanksgiving! from 2016-11-21T08:00
Today is my birthday! On one’s birthday, one should wear a unicorn onesie and drink from a jeroboam (4 bottles of wine in one big ass bottle). #truth I planned a few ways to kick off my 41st year....
Listen76: Cierra Seay - The Proud Dropout from 2016-11-16T08:00
Cierra Seay is an entrepreneur running multiple business and the host of The College Dropout Podcast”. She believes there are many roads to success and we don’t need to be limited by a traditional ...
Listen75: Hoping and Coping from 2016-11-14T08:00
I know there is a lot of sadness, anger, pain and fear pulsing through our country right now. I wanted to use this episode to give you some thoughts on how to honor your feelings and your grief, wh...
Listen74: Turn Down Your Overwhelm from 2016-11-09T08:00
This time of year is notorious for overwhelm, yes?!? The demands on your time only get worse and more pressing as we get closer to the holidays. Here are some tools for you to put in place if you’r...
Listen73: 12 Tips To Fuel Yourself with Food from 2016-11-07T08:00
As we move from Halloween toward Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, I already hear women saying: “I’m going to be good until Thanksgiving.”“I’m going to reign it in for a couple weeks.” “No more sug...
Listen72: Create the Confidence You Crave from 2016-11-02T13:07
Creating confidence is something that comes with practice, experience, and well, faking it. That whole “fake it till you make it” concept – it’s true. Although, I like to say, “fake it till you bec...
Listen71: How to Manage the Unexpected from 2016-10-31T07:00
The end of last week was almost laughable when it came to how many unexpected things were thrown my way – from a sick kid, to a craiglist scam, to a possibly broken foot (damn yoga), my days got th...
Listen70: Debbie Whitlock on Money, Marriage&Meaning from 2016-10-26T07:00
Debbie Page Whitlock is a business and personal finance expert committed to the financial success of start-ups, solopreneurs and small business owners around the world. An internationally recognize...
Listen69: How to be a Nasty Woman from 2016-10-24T07:00
Know Thy Triggers. I say this to my gym members all the time. You have to know what triggers you, if you want to really own the heck out of your life. Knowing your triggers allows you to say yes t...
Listen68: Kim Ades On Blended Families and Frame of Mind from 2016-10-19T07:00
Kim Ades is the president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngineTM Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of five, Kim is recognized as one of North America's f...
Listen67: How to Create Happiness Boosters from 2016-10-17T07:00
I first heard of Happiness Boosters from the amazing Gretchen Rubin (author of The Happiness Project). In the last few months I’ve given considerable thought to how we can create joy or boost happi...
Listen66: Rachel Adams: Lost to Found in 90 Days from 2016-10-13T07:00
Rachel Adams, an extremely successful real estate agent, was living a picture perfect life – until someone called her out, accurately suggesting that Rachel’s picture perfect life was not nearly as...
Listen65: Finding Greatness from 2016-10-10T07:00
I recently attended Lewis Howes’s Summit of Greatness. I went to see how he would create greatness and give greatness. I know he is someone who receives other people in the world in a very unique ...
Listen64: Nisan Trotter Shameless Dad and Motivational Speaker from 2016-10-05T07:00
Nisan Trotter has been inspiring others onstage since his youth. His mother and mentors saw a gift in him and encouraged him to shine, even when he didn’t feel up to it, even when his peers were ma...
Listen63: Listener Lessons: Baby Steps from 2016-10-03T07:00
I have been getting the most amazing emails with feedback and love from our Shameless Mom listeners. I chose 2 recent emails to share with you today. Claire and Kati are two Shameless Moms who sent...
Listen62: Carrie Wilkerson: Shameless Mom&Barefoot Executive from 2016-09-28T07:00
Year ago, one of my mentors told me to look up Carrie Wilkerson. He thought I would be impressed with the way she built a business on her own terms, from her own home, keeping her own family as her...
Listen61: Be Here Now. Mostly from 2016-09-26T07:00
I had an entirely different episode ready to record for you. But then I found myself in a parking lot cranky as all get out, fighting with 26 mylar balloons in the wind and a new episode came over ...
Listen60: Michele Lisenbury Christensen Sex&Relationship Coach from 2016-09-21T07:00
I was so excited and admittedly super curious about the conversation Michele Lisenbury Christensen, a sex and relationship coach, and I would have. Michele was a fun person to interview and maybe n...
Listen59: How to Create Your Own Miracle Morning from 2016-09-19T07:00
Your morning routine is KEY for owning your day. Back in Episode 16, I spoke with Craig Ballantyne about his Perfect Day Formula and we discussed the importance of a morning routine. Today, I am d...
Listen58: Aimee Blair: The Gift of Down Syndrome and Prenatal Diagnosis from 2016-09-14T07:00
Aimee Blair is the mother to three adorable little girls. Her oldest daughter, Julia, has Down Syndrome. Aimee shares her story of learning Julia’s diagnosis early in her pregnancy. She talks about...
Listen57: Why You Must Share Your Stories from 2016-09-12T07:00
I have recently shared. A lot. I’ve told the long story of our IVF journey and ultimately, our IVF failure. In the process I have learned a lot about the power of sharing our stories. Sharing...
Listen56: Nicole Rankins: OBGYN Integrative Health Coach from 2016-09-07T07:00
I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicole Calloway Rankins. Nicole is a wife, mother, physician (ob/gyn), and integrative health coach. Nicole juggles many important roles in her life. When she’s n...
Listen55: IVF: The End from 2016-09-05T07:00
This is easily the most difficult episode I have recorded. I knew there was a strong chance that IVF would end without a baby. In fact, I planned for it. I planned to be relieved (I don’t have to...
Listen54: Rebecca Michi - Children's Sleep Consultant from 2016-08-31T07:00
Rebecca Michi (Mickey) is a Mom of two, Wife of one and children's sleep consultant who would not ever dream of telling you to leave your children to cry-it-out. Rebecca loves helping families turn...
Listen53: Be Grateful, Dammit from 2016-08-29T07:00
I recently received an email from Shameless Mom Rachel that brought me to tears. She talked about her experience with Postpartum Depression and suicidal ideation and how The Shameless Mom Academy h...
Listen52: How to Follow Your Passion, Part 2 from 2016-08-24T07:00
In Episode 51, I talked about how to find your passion by: Defining what you loveDefining where you thrive Defining what stifles youDefining who you want to be Be sure to listen to Episode 51...
Listen51: How to Follow Your Passion, Part 1 from 2016-08-22T07:00
Finding your passion is no small thing. After you become a mom, you forget what you enjoy and you lose track of past hobbies. When you make an effort to former passion projects, whether it’s on a p...
Listen50: What Your Mother Never Told You About Motherhood from 2016-08-17T07:00
For our 50th episode I wanted to do something a little fun and a little special. I actually recorded this in the 30 minutes before my IVF egg retrieval. I’m not sure it reinforced the idea that I t...
Listen49: Perfect, As Is from 2016-08-15T07:00
I received some amazing feedback from Episode 47: I See Someone Handsome (How To Look In The Mirror). I wanted to take some time to go through a couple messages specifically, as they were powerfu...
Listen48: Shawna Kaminski - Baby Steps to Big Success (In Anything) from 2016-08-10T07:00
Today I am talking with my friend and colleague Shawna Kaminski. Shawna is a fitness professional, former teacher and single mom. She is as focused and determined as they come. She works from a pla...
Listen47: I See Someone Handsome - How to Look in the Mirror from 2016-08-08T07:00
The other day, Vinnie stood in front of the mirror brushing his teeth and exclaimed, “I see someone handsome!” When is the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and shouted with glee? Let’...
Listen46: Portia Smith - Obsessed By Portia from 2016-08-03T07:00
Portia Smith is a writer, influencer and all-around obsessed-aficionado over at Obsessed By Portia. Finding the #MomLife balance is her forte – ensuring style, fitness and happiness are well-mainta...
Listen45: 6 Ways to Mentally Prepare for Anything from 2016-08-01T07:00
We’re at a time of year when people are preparing for transitions. Maybe you’re getting ready to send your child to a new school – or maybe his/her first school ever (tear…) Maybe you’re getting re...
Listen44: Caroline Kwash Surviving Postpartum Depression from 2016-07-27T07:00
I have known a few women impacted by Postpartum Depression (also known as PPD). It hits moms in different ways - some mildly, some very severely. It hits moms at different times. Some women experie...
Listen43: To Have or Not to Have (2 Kids) from 2016-07-25T07:00
I have worried about having a second child every single day since Vinnie was born. Every. Single. Day. It’s no secret that motherhood has kicked my butt. Especially that first year. Sweet Baby J...
Listen42: Angela Arsenault - The Unique Needs of Sons vs Daughters from 2016-07-20T07:00
Angela Arsenault is a writer and editor at Parent.co as well as the host of the new podcast, Where Was I. Angela has recently written a fantastic series of articles about raising boys and girls and...
Listen41: 5 Ways to Love Your Kids When You Don't Like Them from 2016-07-18T07:00
Let’s get real… We would all die for our kids. We love them so much our hearts physically ache at the mere thought of something bad happening to them. And we know we could not survive without them....
Listen40: Susan Hyatt - Survivor, Feminist, Warrior, Mommy, Beyonce FanGirl from 2016-07-13T07:00
Susan Hyatt is someone I have admired since hearing her speak at an event a few years ago. At that event, she told the raw story of the day she was sexually assaulted as a young woman. She owned th...
Listen39: Mommy Wars from 2016-07-11T07:00
Recently, I have been asked repeatedly to do an episode on mommy judgment, specifically on moms who judge other moms. Let’s just call this what it is - Mommy Wars. And please know – it’s an ugly pl...
Listen38: Heather Brooker: Motherhood in Hollywood from 2016-07-06T07:00
Heather Brooker is a mother, actress, and Emmy Award-winning writer. She currently hosts the popular podcast, Motherhood in Hollywood, where she blends her signature sense of humor with a healthy d...
Listen37: You Do You from 2016-07-04T07:00
I knew it would happen eventually… I received an email with some “constructive criticism” about the podcast. It was kind of funny, as the “giver” told me she wasn’t going to listen to this podcast ...
Listen36: Sara Haley - Stop Peeing Your Pants (Postpartum Core!) from 2016-06-29T07:00
Sara Haley is a mom of two little dudes and personal trainer with a specialized focus on the postpartum core. She helps mom heal Diastasis Recti and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is on a mission to...
Listen35: Show Me Your Muscles! Home Workout Tips from 2016-06-27T07:00
My home workouts are a KEY part of my day, 5 days a week. The convenience of home workouts make them a total no brainer for me. It’s easy to over think and over complicate home workouts. I want t...
Listen34 Dr. Jennifer Freed: On Bullying and Grieving Orlando from 2016-06-22T07:00
Today I am talking with Dr. Jennifer Freed, a child psychologist and the co-founder of AHA! (Attitude.Harmony.Achievement.), a youth-focused non-profit that works to end bullying, improve self-este...
Listen33: On Being Shameless: Know What You Stand For from 2016-06-20T07:00
I think many of us are struggling to recover from the trauma of the Orlando Massacre. I took all of last week to think about how I could address this on the podcast. This episode is what came out o...
Listen32: How to GSD from 2016-06-15T07:00
If you’re a lover of a good To Do List, but not great at accomplishing the big items on your list, you NEED a little lesson in GSD. Remember, every time you say yes to one thing, you are saying n...
Listen31: Wine Not? The Truth About Wine and Fat Loss from 2016-06-13T07:00
Ok, don’t hate…. Y’all know I love my wine. Love. And I know I’m not alone. You love it too, right?? We’re in this together. I recently had a long wine/weight loss convo with my gym members...
Listen30: Halley Bock - Passion vs. Purpose from 2016-06-08T07:00
I asked Halley Bock to join me for an interview after reading her article on Passion vs Purpose recently. I didn’t know she was such well rounded badass who has owned her space for quite some time ...
Listen29: On Meditation: Where the Hell's My Zen from 2016-06-06T07:00
Today I’m going to get you all caught up my current life craziness, which mostly entails the #damndog’s diarrhea and more IVF “fact finding”. From there we’ll dive into meditation. I fully admit ...
Listen28: Be A Quitter (Ways to Slay, Part 2) from 2016-06-01T07:00
If you haven’t already listened to Episode 27, 10 Ways to Slay, go listen to that first. THEN, hop back here to learn how to Be A Quitter. I want to lead a quitting revolution. Can we all quit the...
Listen27: 10 Ways to Slay, Part 1 from 2016-05-30T07:00
We all have to do things that overwhelm us. Things we dread and really, really, really don’t want to do. Things that scare the bejeezus out of us. But they have to get done. We have to put on our b...
Listen26: Misty Mozejko - Unstoppable Single Mom from 2016-05-25T07:00
Misty Mozejko is a single mom who tells it like it is just as much as I do. I connected with her on Facebook and found myself totally crushing on her educational and often hilarious posts about wom...
Listen25: Why Perfect Sucks from 2016-05-23T07:00
I spent the first 30 years of my life trying to be perfect. What a waste! I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life taking imperfect action. It has been a little scary – and 100% liberating. If I d...
Listen24: Ophira Eisenberg - Comedy, Cancer and A Kid from 2016-05-18T07:00
I met Ophira in a hot tub in Sayulita, Mexico. It was just as romantic as it sounds. My husband and I had never before, nor have we ever since, made vacation friends. Meeting Ophira and her husband...
Listen23: It's Not All Rainbows and Unicorns from 2016-05-16T07:00
Last week was my Infirmary Tour. With my mom in town for a week, we visited sick&recovering friends/relatives and sat at my sister’s bedside as she successfully endured thyroid surgery. Then Vinn...
Listen22: Erin Brown - Letters to Lola from 2016-05-11T07:00
Erin Brown is someone I have long admired. Erin is one of the first women I found online who was part of a much-needed movement to encourage women to STOP shrinking. Her words and philosophies ha...
Listen21: 8 Tips to be Better at Anything from 2016-05-09T07:00
I was recently at two different events that both brought home the message, “How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything”. Receiving this message twice in a short period of time hit me over the he...
ListenBONUS: What I Really Want for Mother's Day from 2016-05-08T07:00
Here’s what I want my Mother’s Day to look like: Wake up in a quiet space with no people around meLay in bed and read Mimosa and french toast deliveryGet a massage Go shoppingLunch with unlimited w...
Listen20: Jillian Mitchell: Foster Adoption and Finding Your Family from 2016-05-04T07:00
I’m so grateful to my friend Jillian Mitchell for sharing her story of fostering to adopt her son, Fletcher. Jillian and her husband Matty went through quite the journey to find the family they we...
Listen19: No, I Didn't Lose My Baby Weight from 2016-05-02T07:00
This episode is pretty raw for me. It is not an easy thing for me to talk about, but I think it is an extremely important topic. It deeply saddens me to see so many women consumed by shrinking. I...
Listen18: Jill Coleman: How to Eat Every Damn Day from 2016-04-27T07:00
Back in Episode 13, I shared with you that I’m a bit of astalker. Jill Coleman is someone I’ve been stalking for a couple years now. Her story about the evolution of herrelationship with food is...
Listen17: Why You Should STOP Hustling from 2016-04-25T07:00
Before I start this episode on the topic of why you should not hustle I have to say thank you. Thank you to all of you who listen to this podcast, comment, share your stories or leave reviews! I wo...
Listen16: Craig Ballantyne - The Perfect Day Formula from 2016-04-20T07:00
Craig Ballantyne is a Productivity and Success transformation coach, an author and a Fitness expert. His new book is called The Perfect Day Formula. He also created the successful Turbulence Tra...
Listen15: 3 Tips to Quitting Sugar from 2016-04-18T07:00
I got a lot of feedback from episode 3 when we talked about “having bad days with food”. There is no such thing! What you eat does not define who you are or what kind of person you are. If you have...
Listen14: Jen Briggs - Diving Into A New Business/A New Marriage/StepMomLand from 2016-04-13T07:00
Every mom remembers what it was like to be a teenager right? And we all remember that predictability and teenagers is nonexistent. Imagine starting out motherhood with teenagers! Jen Briggs, a dear...
Listen13: How to Be a Better Stalker&Fan Girl from 2016-04-11T07:00
I am an amazing stalker and I totally own that! I’m not a creeper, because there is a difference! I try to use my stalking powers for good and that’s what we are talking about today. My stalking co...
Listen12: Maria Ross: How to Own Your Mommy Independence from 2016-04-06T07:00
I’m sure all moms can agree that life turns fast pace when you become a mom. It’s hard to slow down when you are trying to keep up with your kids, your house, being a wife, just everyday life. Some...
Listen11: 3 Tips to Add Exercise to Your Morning Routine from 2016-04-04T07:00
Let’s face it, fitting exercise into our busy mommy lives can be a struggle sometimes. Today we are going to be talking about ways to make exercise part of your morning routine. The reason I say “p...
Listen10: Susie Lane Interview: How to Run a Business Mostly from Your Home from 2016-03-30T07:00
Today on the show we have a good friend of mine, Susie Lane. Susie is a mom, chef and has had her own business, The Kitchen Door since 2005. The Kitchen door is a Seattle based business that provid...
ListenBonus: Our New (Shameless) Name from 2016-03-28T07:00
Welcome! Launch has been incredible! I have gotten so many messages, and I have been overwhelmed with support for this launch! So, let’s talk about the obvious. We have a new name. I got an email...
Listen09: How to Take a Flying Leap from 2016-03-28T07:00
Let’s talk about taking a flying leap! So many times we don’t make certain decisions or do certain things because we think we can’t. We are going to talk about ways to get to that place to take a l...
Listen08: Lori Kennedy Interview: Can You Have Work-Life Balance? from 2016-03-23T07:00
Today on the show we are going to be talking with Laurie Kennedy. Laurie is a Toronto based nutritionist, health and wellness business expert, online strategist and mother of two. She works with he...
Listen07: What Happens When You Witness Trauma from 2016-03-21T07:00
We are going to go into a dark place and talk about trauma. I recently experienced trauma on vacation and it’s been a little difficult to come back from. Trauma and vacation do not go together! To...
Listen06: How to Set Fitness Goals from 2016-03-16T07:00
Have you ever tried to do something to get out of your comfort zone, only to have it go terribly wrong and have your life flash before your eyes? Yeah, that happened to me and my son! Then we’re go...
Listen05: 3 Tips to Turn Around A Tough Day from 2016-03-14T15:19:45
Maybe you have had a day or two of these? Especially since having a child my anxiety can be through the roof. It can be because of what I have on my to do list and sometimes it’s just a bunch of ra...
Listen04: Proud to Put My Kid in Daycare from 2016-03-13T04:16:38
I’m going to talk about putting my kid in daycare and not even feeling guilty about it. I know I’m supposed to feel guilty about this but I don’t and I’m going to tell you why. In this episode we ...
Listen03: How to Stop Having BAD Food Days from 2016-03-13T04:14:59
On today’s episode we are going to talk about how to not have bad food days. I’m going to give you tips and tools that will make you look at food differently and change your food habits. So get rea...
Listen02: Power and Poop from 2016-03-13T04:13
On today’s episode we will be talking about how to become more powerful in your daily life and how becoming powerful will help you with all goals in all areas of your life. I’m going to give you fi...
Listen01: The 4 Pillars of Being A Selfish Mom from 2016-03-13T04:10
On today’s episode we are going to be talking about the four pillars of being a selfish mom. The four things that make mom’s tick if we can get all four of these in unison. Also, a little bit about...
Listen00: Introducing the Selfish Mom Academy from 2016-03-11T01:24
I’m super excited about getting this project off the ground. I’ve been sitting on it for months, so this going to be amazing. This is going to be my place to just be a real Mom and be really open a...
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