Ben Story and I found each other in conversation at a networking event that started light but quickly went to a deeper level…that’s the kind of conversation I relish nowadays…to hell with the shallow and superficial…give me your feelings and thoughts and mental twists and turns…

Listen to our conversation about so much, the work we put into being busy, and the identities we craft around hustling and parenting, and still finding ourselves trying to figure it all out. Here are some chapter titles to get you oriented...

🐒 A Story About Monkeys
🧲 What's On Ben's Mind: Obsession
🏃🏻‍♀️ What's Taylor Chasing?
🎯 Self-Centered with Purpose
🎥 Parenting Projectiles
🛏️ From Under the Bed
🍯 The Sweet Spot of Surrender

How do you define Surrender? Where do you believe Surrender lies? Let Ben and me know. Here are some options to do so:

https://benjaminstory.substack.com/
linkedin.com/in/fcbenstory

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I've been looking forward to sharing this episode. We went live on Facebook to record it, a first for me -- and what the hell is my problem not doing it more?!? If someone is going to get me outta my 'can't' mode and into CAN, it's this woman.

Sabrina Victoria turns chaos into masterpieces. She is the founder of HER NATION GLOBAL, a multifaceted media company that now boasts a podcast, events, and a digital magazine, with the addition of Her Nation Club, offering invaluable support to women entrepreneurs.

+ Building shit means no sleeping in!
+ If I'm not talking about my struggle, what am I to talk about?!?
+ That one time when Google saved my life
+ But not before I saved myself
+ We need each other to move on already
+ Her all-senses plan for Her Nation

Find her. Get involved. This is enormous energy waiting for you! Here are a few ways to connect with Sabrina and find out where you fit in.

HerNation.life
H Club
Facebook
YouTube

If you're experiencing domestic violence of any degree and need help, here are several ways to connect with someone who knows what to do to get you started.

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text START to 88788
Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline site to chat

#domesticviolencemonth #domesticviolence #abuse #domesticabuse #mentalabuse #recovery #herstory #womensavingwomen #womenonstage #mentalhealth #entrepreneurship #femaleentrepreneur #levelup

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Yay! Wendy Cocke, Founder of Engineering Leadership Solutions LLC where she provides management coaching and leadership development, is back with me for Part 2 of our cast. We agreed we'd reconvene to get further into the soup of what it means to reimagine your work, your career, your YOU. Listen in for some damn good thinking that can be immediately applied to the day!

• Your Career as a Business: Selling YOU as the Product
• Becoming Shelf-Stable: The Tale of the Velveeta Cheese
• Market Research: Gathering Data on YOU
• Get a Board: Surround Yourself with Sound Feedback
• Put Pencil to Paper and Get Strategic
• Get Into It: Make Flex Work, Reimagine Your Work, When Work Works

Wendy can be found online at www.engineeringleadershipsolutions.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-anderson-cocke/ or you can always email her at wendy.anderson.cocke@gmail.com.

#flexwork #secondcareers #2ndcareers #reimaginework #leadership #selfleadership #marketingyourself #remotework #myterms #careeradvice #bloomstruck #thinkoutloudwithme #wendycocke #engineeringleadershipsolutions

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Meet Lisa Boate, the founder and guiding force behind Liberated Menopause. Her passion lies in empowering women during a significant and often overlooked phase of their lives – menopause. With over 20 years of experience in Education and Coaching, Lisa brings a unique blend of expertise to the realm of menopause consulting. She joined me from her home just north of Toronto and shared with me the low-down of what is a very personal mission.

• Wait, what's happening here?!?
• Generations before us, misconceptions now
• The bookends of shame around becoming a woman
• A conversation for humanity
• The magic of menopause is more than the body
• Building connection and community

Lisa is launching Popcorn Programming that allows snack-size education opportunities to feed your mind with valuable and enlightening information about Perimenopause, Menopause, and more. Here's that link: https://www.thriveportal.reviveburnoutclinic.ca/the-magic-of-modern-menopause/order/

You can also find Lisa online at:
https://www.liberatedmenopause.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/lboate/
https://www.facebook.com/leaninfindyourwayhome/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-boate-menopause-consultant-and-coach-22b390261/

#menopause #perimenopause #hormones #puberty #menstruation #hotflash #nightsweats #midlife #lisaboate #liberatedmenopause #empowering #empowerment #femalebody #womenbodies #selflove #selfcare #hormonetherapy #menopausalhormonetherapy #thinkoutloudwithme #bloomstruck #community #connection

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I spent a recent fall morning with Cris Alsum, pronouns she/her, and Founder of Simply Alsum Organizing. Cris is a wife and mom of two young adult daughters who has spent most of her career in various office administration roles and has parlayed her passion for serving others, simplifying systems, and managing details into a brand new book, "Lighten the Load, A Step-by-Step Plan for Decluttering and Downsizing.” She’s also a planner nerd and could talk about time management and planners all day long!

We carve out an hour to think out loud together. I'd love you to listen in! She's so easy to talk to, and she is living her mission!

• IKEA. But is this heaven?!?
• Defining clutter, stuff, and other shit
• "Don't wait too long!"
• Oophtah, separating the person from the stuff
• S.O.R.T. - a method for the madness

Cris's book, Lighten the Load, is available on Amazon. She hosts support groups in Northern Colorado. She speaks and hosts workshops. You can learn about her magic and connect with her online here:

Website: www.simplyalsum.com
Facebook and Instagram

#organization #professionalorganizing #clutter #declutter #downsizing #separatingstuff #stuff #thinkoutloudwithme #bloomstruck #crisalsum #simplyalsum #simplyalsumorganizing #timemanagement

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Join me for an insightful discussion with the wonderful Carolini Arco about personal growth, resilience in times of change, the significance of evolving our mindsets—particularly regarding money—and the transformative power of gratitude. This inspiring spiritual mentor shares, "If we knew how immensely valuable we are, we wouldn’t waste a minute in doubt or regret.” More topics include:

• Embracing the journey of change
• Supporting the vision of Heaven on Earth
• Calling bullshit on the old business paradigm
• Understanding your relationship with money
• Pursuing personal sovereignty
• Sparking waves of change and gratitude

Carolini is based in Brazil, and you can explore her ideas, offerings, and community online at:

https://www.arcoteachings.com/
https://www.facebook.com/caroline.arco/
https://www.instagram.com/arcoteachings

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Growing up in a traditional Chinese American family, Grace C.W. Liu came to believe that she didn't have a voice or a choice about who she wanted to be. Not until her 30s and a very tumultuous argument with her husband did Grace recognize the massive opportunity to break a cycle of crippling communication and rules and self-limiting beliefs threatening her living her best life, her relationships, and, ultimately and most importantly, her knowing her worth to pursue her calling without hesitation.

Not only did she save and greatly enhance her relationship with the love of her life, but Grace realized her life experience was unique and valuable in connecting with others, especially Introverts, who face 'Stagnant Communication Syndrome.' Coupled with years spent in speech pathology interacting with all walks of humans, as well as training in Human Design, she has developed a set of communication styles and mentorship to help frame her work with clients and life in general.

Listen in as we dive into what it means to communicate as a Fireball, Nurturer, Diplomat, or Humorist. Grace has a beautiful way of describing each, weaving in bits of her personal story to bring to life the awesome connection that can happen when we take the time to understand one another's style.

Grace is incredibly generous with her thinking and wants to connect with humans who wish to tap into their greatest potential. She is especially excited about a beautiful project she has been working on, a deck of cards called YOU MATTER, YES YOU DO!

Find Grace, find her cards, find her magic! Here's how!

Website: GraceSOULutions.com
Email: Grace@GraceSOULutions.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-cw-liu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceChrysalis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesoulutions

#healing #mindset #selfworth #communication #truth #speakyourtruth #yourstorymatters #breakingthecycle #boundaries #introvert #wordsmatter

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Many women feel obliged to wear many hats: partner, mother, daughter, sister, friend, colleague, the list goes on. Claire gets it. You want to be all the things, to all the people. You say ‘yes’ because it’s expected, and don’t complain because, well, on paper, your life ‘should’ be good. But you’re sacrificing what you really want out of life. And it hurts.

🌝 Super Full Blue Moon WOW's
🔎 Curious Claire, the Common Denominator
🫣 Arriving at Awareness, Gratitude, Empathy
✏️ Agreements That Disagree With Our Values
🏖️ Lessons From a Holiday of Non-Striving
➕ Positive Intelligence for the W

One of the few certified coaches in the U.K., Claire offers mental fitness coaching for people-pleasing women who know they are capable of so much more. She's wise and warm, and she believes when we put aside the limiting beliefs life has given us, we learn to step into the best version of ourselves and believe it, too. Claire’s goal is to inspire as many women around the world as possible to unlock their true potential. She knows we each can become unstoppable forces of nature.

Buy Claire's coaching cards at https://reachingmybest.com/product/shine-your-light-cards/

🌐 www.reachingmybest.com
🌲 https://linktr.ee/reachingmybest
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairethomasmindsetmindfulnesscoach/
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