Episode S2E18: Show Notes.

It is so easy to lose ourselves in grief, to feel like the heaviness will never lift. Known as a purveyor of hope, today’s guest started a podcast called Let’s Talk About Grief in 2018 when she discovered that many people viewed death and grief as negative and held little hope about life after grief. As a retired nurse and having studied Well Being Psychology at Yale and Positive Psychology at Penn State, Anne DeButte coaches individuals to move from hopeless to hopeful, helping them make a positive shift along the path of grieving without getting lost in it. In today’s episode, Anne shares the importance of recognizing and allowing yourself to feel your emotions rather than distracting yourself from them. We also discuss the losses everyone has experienced during COVID, how to support those in your workplace who have suffered a loss, and the value of reviewing HR policies around bereavement, so make sure to tune in today to learn more! 

Key Points From This Episode:

•    Anne starts by acknowledging the grief everyone has been through during COVID.

•    She speaks candidly about the grief she experienced when her father passed away.

•    The importance of naming your grief and giving yourself permission to feel your emotions rather than avoiding them.

•    Common responses to grief and why they are full of could’s, should’s, and would’s.

•    Why grief or a broken heart can’t necessarily “heal” in the same manner as the body does.

•    Extending compassion toward yourself and others who are going through grief.

•    Understanding that grief isn’t comparable and there is no loss too small or too great.

•    How to engage with and support someone in your workplace who has experienced a loss by simply being there for them.

•    Anne’s advice for “being there” for someone during the isolation of the pandemic: reach out.

•    Why being in nature can be so healing for someone who is grieving.

•    How leaders can play a big role by speaking about grief in the workplace.

•    The value of reviewing HR policies around bereavement, particularly during COVID.

•    Why it is so important to make space for grief, whether personally or in the workplace.

•    Find out how grief coaching can guide you from where you are to where you want to be.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Understanding Grief

Anne DeButte Email

Anne DeButte on LinkedIn

Anne DeButte on Twitter

Anne DeButte on Facebook

Anne DeButte on Instagram

Anne DeButte on Clubhouse

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Today’s guest on the MOJO Maker for Womxn in Tech Podcast is Lynn Dohm, the Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS). Join us as we discuss the upcoming WiCyS 2021 Conference in Colorado in September and what moving the needle looks like to improve representation and diversity in the cybersecurity industry. Lynn brings with her more than 20 years of organizational experience. She has successfully aligned businesses, nonprofits, and NSF-funded grants with their business goals and outcomes, and she is passionate about the need for diverse mindsets, skillsets, and perspectives to solve problems that never previously existed. Surrounded by committed women, male allies, and advocates, she strives to bridge the gap in the cybersecurity workforce shortage through WiCyS initiatives. In this episode, listeners will learn more about the initiatives WiCyS has created to help women step into leadership roles and create more opportunities, how they are cultivating a community of women to foster belonging and learn from shared experience, and how you can get involved. Tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Hear about Lynn’s top objectives, namely improving gender equality and equity.
• Prepping women to step into leadership roles in cybersecurity using a holistic approach.
• The importance of cultivating a community within the cybersecurity community.
• How a group mentorship setting can reduce the barriers of self-doubt for women.
• Find out why Lynn says that comfort and growth don’t coexist; lean into discomfort!
• Learn more about the WiCyS Conference and how, for every registrant, they issue a female cybersecurity student scholarship.
• The all-important sense of belonging that comes from connecting with the community.
• Growing the tech sector through diversity and by adopting an abundance mindset.
• The importance of “doing it afraid,” leading with love, and advocating not only for yourself but for the women who stand next to you.
• Lynn speaks about the in-person WiCyS 2021 Conference in the wake of COVID.
• Hear Lynn’s top tips for young women starting out in cybersecurity; you are not alone!
• The power of bringing others up with you as you rise and keeping the momentum.
• How you can get involved with WiCyS as a mentor or a sponsor.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Lynn Dohm on LinkedIn

Lynn Dohm on Twitter

Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS)

WiCyS Email

WiCyS 2021 Conference

Karen Worstell

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A bank which has love at the core of its philosophy: it’s almost impossible to imagine, but our guest on today’s show, Chelsea Kim, has been an integral part of turning this concept into reality. Chelsea’s background in health education, and her drive to help others, ended up leading her into the FinTech world where, in November 2020, she co-founded BELLA. BELLA is a bank with a wonderful twist; giving back. In this episode, Chelsea explains how BELLA works, the challenges they have experienced with launching the app, and how the mindset change brought about by the pandemic actually helped boost BELLA’s growth. Being a disruptor isn’t easy, but the companies that break the mold are the ones that have the potential to create the biggest positive impacts. BELLA is a disruptor in the strongest sense of the word, and we are so excited to follow their developments into the future as they inject love, joy, and kindness into the world! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• When Chelsea realized she wanted to help others, and how that internal drive has shaped her life. 
• Love and joy are the forces behind BELLA. 
• The scarcity mindset that generally exists in wealth creation industries. 
• BELLA’s aim is to inject love into an industry that has historically ignored it.
• An example of one of BELLA’s programs; the Karma Account.
• Chelsea’s educational and career background and how she ended up in the FinTech space.
• How Chelsea embodies the bumblebee principle. 
• Challenges that the BELLA team were confronted with, launching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Ways that the pandemic actually worked to BELLA’s advantage.
• The two facets of BELLA, and where you can sign up. 
• How banking through BELLA differs from banking through a traditional bank app.
• Chelsea’s approach to leadership. 
• Why BELLA has chosen to keep their operation remote. 
• Advice from Chelsea about following your dreams, no matter how out of reach they may seem.

Here's how people can get involved with BELLA:

1. Become a banking member - download the BELLA loves me App from the App Store or PlayStore (there are links on our website if they don't want to search - www.bellaloves.me)
2. Follow us on Instagram (@bellaloves.me) - this is our main communication channel for the Community. If they don't want a bank account, they can participate in our events and keep up with our programs here
3. We're hiring and they can come work with us to create the reLOVEution! Open jobs are posted on our website and LinkedIn.
4. They can also ask questions and talk directly to our teams through Instagram DM, website "Message Us", or in the BELLA App by typing "human"
5. If they have an initiative that they support and think aligns to our values, they can email community.initiatives@bellaloves.me and tell us about it

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

BELLA

Chelsea Kim on LinkedIn

MOJO Maker

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MOJO Maker for Womxn in Tech on Facebook

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