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There is an almost constant tug-of-war going on inside working moms. They are pulled between wanting what’s best for their career, and what’s best for their kids. Welcome to The Working Mom’s Guide to Sanity podcast, your go-to resource for support, advice, and inspiration as you navigate the challenges of balancing your ambitious career dreams, and your family. Each week, we’ll bring you interviews with powerhouse working moms to share their insights on how they manage to find sanity while juggling their demanding jobs and kids. So, whether you’re listening on your commute to work, during your lunch break, or while running errands, we’re here to support you and help you achieve your goals as a working mom. Tune in to The Working Mom’s Guide to Sanity podcast and join our community of like-minded moms who are torn between their kids and careers like you are!
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Still not convinced that money doesn’t buy happiness?
If so, this episode is for you.
I chat with Rob Mack, a Positive Psychology Expert, Celebrity Happiness Coach, and Author of Love from the Inside Out: Lessons and Inspiration for Loving Yourself, Your Life, and Each Other about how we can tap into the well of inner happiness and avoid the pitfall of assigning fulfillment to material possessions.
Rob is an expert in so many things, but as someone who splits time between LA and Miami—he knows a thing or two about what’s real and what’s ego and image.
Show Notes
01:25 Rob’ Story
03:03 Going from depression to Happiness From the Inside Out, Love from the Inside Out
04:56 The Dark Night of the Soul- what it can look and feel like
07:58 Finding happiness inside yourself while surrounded by a culture of materialism
14:47 How to conceptualize loneliness. You can be lonely in a crowd and feel content by yourself.
17:59 Mental happy places as a tool for avoiding over-thinking and being present
23:29 More money, more problems. Sometimes people are trapped by their wealth
26:52 Final thoughts & further resources
Robs’ links:
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Are you craving live in-person support, spiritual development, and relaxation?
But at the same time are you on the fence about going on a retreat far away with a bunch of strangers?
If so, this episode is for you.
Petia Kolibova is a Women’s Alignment Coach who helps those that have been pushed down and playing it small, due to toxic relationships or unhealed childhood trauma, create an abundant life that is true to their soul-purpose
On this episode, we discuss many things, but one topic kept coming up: Spiritual Retreats.
Do they work?
What are they like?
Are they worth the heavy price tag?
Show Notes
01:15 Mindset blocks. What are some common mindset blocks? How can retreats help?
06:08 Overcoming the feeling of not being worthy in life and finding alignment
07:17 Using breath-work and “inner dance” to get in touch with your divinity
14:40 Easy first steps to take to reconnect with your soul spirit
19:47 To retreat or not to retreat? And how to get results from them.
23:21 What Retreats can offer that you can’t get at home
24:19 How to embrace and keep the vibe alive after you get home from a retreat
26:52 Final thoughts & further resources
Petia’s links:
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Do you think you're paid what you're worth?
Do you think you have been offered the same quality opportunities as your male counterparts?
If you're not sure, this episode is for YOU.
Our guest is Claire Wasserman--an educator, author, and founder of Ladies Get Paid, an educational platform, global community, and book that champions the professional and financial advancement of women.
She knows what she's talking about because she holds a Master’s Certificate in Behavioral Finance and Financial Psychology and has devoted her life to improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for women in the workplace.
She's traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace.
Show Notes
00:54 Are women at a tipping point in terms of rage and frustration in the job market?
03:50 Claire shares one of the sexist experiences in the workplace that led her to think about inequality and creating Ladies Get Paid
05:50 After #MeToo and the associated backlash, women are being excluded from some work events even more. Was #MeToo ultimately worth it?
08:21 The importance of golf outings in male-dominated business dealings
11:05 Diversity in the top brass has been shown to increase the bottom line
13:06 Is salary transparency one of the key areas of overcoming the wage gap?
13:59 Is money shame linked with resistance to negotiation or re-negotiating your salary?
17:34 How to stay on top of your own contributions to the company to use them in salary negotiations
19:36 Make sure you keep track of not just your own KPIs but the business as a whole
23:03 Why it's OK to measure your worth by your paycheck, but there's more to it.
Claire's Links
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Kiersten Parsons Hathcock, author of Little Voices: How Kids in Spirit Helped a Reluctant Medium Escape and Heal from Abuse is an award-winning self-taught carpenter/furniture designer, and founder of Mod Mom Furniture, a kids’ furniture company featured on ABC's Shark Tank.
She’s also a TEDx speaker and an intuitive medium who works for the National Institute for Law and Justice helping detectives and families uncover truth in missing persons and homicide cases.
In this episode, we discuss how her journey to hearing the “little voices” started and how it healed past abuse that she’d buried in her subconscious mind.
Show Notes
01:37 Kiersten's incredible story in her own words: going from a skeptic to a believer and practitioner of mediumship
09:25 The connection between Kiersten's entrepreneurship, children, and mediumship
15:26 The relationship between personal struggles and the ability to connect with spirits
21:21 How mediums work with law enforcement. Kiersten shares a true crime case study
24:53 Scaling the efforts. Creating a non-profit The National Institute for Law and Justice
26:50 Closing thoughts and further resources
Kiersten’s links:
Book: Little Voices
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In this super short episode, I share some insights on how this book came to be and the epic Resistance that showed up the moment I sat down to write.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
The old rules of business no longer apply.
Being great is no longer good enough. To win in today’s world, you’ve got to be SUPER and if your customers, boss, or partner isn’t bragging to their friends about you, you’re in trouble.
Enter Brittany Hodak. She’s an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker who has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations.
She has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. She founded and scaled an entertainment startup to eight figures before exiting. Her debut book, Creating Superfans, will be in stores on January 10, 2023.
On this episode, we discuss how to create superfans for your professional AND personal brand.
Show Notes
01:37 Brand loyalty in the current market. Who is succeeding and how?
03:11 Before and after. Why great customer experiences have a personal touch to them.
04:59 The 3 types of interactions: feeling better, feeling worse, or feeling the same afterwards
07:28 Why people always have another option
09:55 People First- Why it's important for business and consumers alike
11:14 The Supermodel Framework: 5 Steps to Succeed with Customers
13:55 Who’s repping your brand?
15:30 Brittany’s background
22:57 Why you don't need a lot of money to create Superfans, and best marketing costs very little
26:50 Closing thoughts and further resources
Brittany’s links:
Book: Creating Superfans
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
For almost twenty years, Joey Coleman has helped organizations retain their best customers and turn them into raving fans via his entertaining and actionable keynotes, workshops, and consulting projects.
He has a long history of energizing and motivating audiences to enhance their customers’ experiences. He is an award-winning speaker and the author of the #2 Wall Street Journal bestseller, Never Lose a Customer Again.
In this episode, we discuss why it’s critical to maintain and develop all the important relationships in your life and how to do it.
Show Notes
00:50 Acquiring new customers vs how to keep them long term
03:01 Joey's methods are applicable to everyone (even if you're not in a customer-driven business/ role)
04:15 Gift-ology discussion
08:05 What NOT to send someone
16:41 What to do if you don’t get the job
20:08 Why you need multiple points of contact
22:11 Why intentions are everything
30:10 Why we all need to feel like we matter
36:21 Closing thoughts & further resources
Joey’s links:
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
At age 38, Amberly Lago’s life was turned upside down. Hit by an SUV while riding her motorcycle, she had 34 surgeries to save her leg from amputation, only to then be diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome dubbed “the suicide disease”.
She knows about how to strengthen resilience because she has lived it and in this episode, she shares her passion for turning tragedies into triumphs with True Grit and Grace.
Amberly is also a Peak Performance Coach, TEDx Speaker, Podcast host of "True Grit and Grace", and 2x bestselling author.
Here's what we discussed:
Show Notes
01:09 Current events are intense. How to avoid giving into despair and being overwhelmed by negative emotions.
09:21 The importance of having an immediate support network in times of hardship
16:19 Mommy wine culture, stress, and casual alcoholism all can lead to further depression.
22:14 Bad habits tend to compound on each other (but so do good ones!)
24:12 Tips for people who are single, without children, or otherwise on their own and feeling isolated
28:32 The importance of spirituality, religion, and staying open-minded to God
31:20 Is a scarcity mindset preventing you from investing in yourself?
35:27 Amberly's mastermind and upcoming retreat on Sept. 9th
44:45 Closing thoughts & further resources
Amberly’s links:
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Elise Roberts, an ex-network news powerhouse producer shares her path from panic attack to mental health wellness advocate. July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, so what better time to discuss how to overcome the shame that is often put on the black community around seeking support for their mental health.
Show Notes
01:23 Meet Elise
03:30 How Elise took her mental health into her own hands
08:05 What are the particular stresses that are put on black women specifically?
14:55 How people can stop just "sucking it up" and get mental health support—and why it’s important to talk about it
17:04 The past two years have been a pressure cooker for everybody. What it was like working behind the scenes in the media during this time.
22:11 Tips for people who think they might be at risk for mental health issues
27:57 Closing thoughts & further resources
Elise’s links:
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
According to Fortune 100 executive coach and meditation teacher Kristoffer Carter, our work as leaders is to expand our spiritual capacity to hold more of what life and business are constantly throwing at us.
In his book, Permission to Glow, Kristoffer explains how to create awareness of the universal forces that hold us back and offers 4 Permissions we can activate “to transcend the crazy train of overwhelm and disruption by using everything life offers as fuel to glow.”
Show Notes
00:45 Coming out of the "Spiritual Closet" and bringing spirituality to the corporate world
06:32 How to notice when the Universe is giving you very clear answers about what to do (or not do do) next
10:25 The 4 Permissions #1: Permission to CHILL
13:50 Permission #2- Permission to Feel all the FEELS. Be at peace with what your heart does
17:16 Permission #3- Permission to Glow in the Dark. Becoming self-actualized
21:07 Permission #4- Permission to Surrender for the Greater Good
23:24 Feminine genius- "Allowing" vs masculine "Striving"
26:27 The biggest hurdles people face when trying to invest in themselves
27:57 Closing thoughts & further resources
Kristoffer’s links: