Plenty with Kate Northrup

Have you ever caught yourself wondering why you act the way you do in your close relationships? Well, the clues are often tucked away in the chapters of our early childhood. Today, I'm absolutely thrilled to have an incredible conversation with someone who dives deep into this topic.Joining us on the show is the amazing Jessica Baum, LMHC. Not only is she an acclaimed therapist who's shaking up the scene, but she's also a celebrated author and the powerhouse behind The Relationship Institute of Palm Beach. Jessica is a wizard when it comes to understanding attachment styles and how they weave into the fabric of our relationships.Get ready to get cozy as we unravel the mysteries of how to build lasting, secure connections. Trust me, you won't want to miss the insights Jessica has in store for us!"Healing attachment wounds and creating a sense of safety in relationships requires understanding and working with the nervous system."Resource Mentioned:Patriarchy Stress Disorder by Valerie ReinConnect with Jessica:Jessica’s WebsiteJessica’s Coaching Site:Jessica’s Private Practice Site Jessica’s InstagramIf you want to ease your path to creating wealth, I created a Money Breakthrough Guide for you where I interviewed over 20 of my high-earning friends, and asked them what their biggest money breakthrough was. And the responses were so mind-blowing and helpful. I knew I needed to pass them along to you.This is the kind of thing that is often only shared behind closed doors, but now you can access it totally for free. So head over to KateNorthrup.com/breakthroughs and get the guide. Remember, it's not about doing more, it's about making more of what truly matters. See you there!

Ever wondered how some people seem to bring their visions to life effortlessly?In this episode of the Plenty podcast, we’re thrilled to have Tina Wells, powerhouse author and founder of Relevant Media, sharing her wisdom on turning big ideas into reality.She shares her unique four-phase process, known as ‘The Elevation Approach’. With stages of preparation, inspiration, recreation, and transformation, it’s a roadmap for anyone looking to make their dreams a tangible reality.Tina dives deep into the importance of networking and fostering meaningful connections. In today’s digital world, relationships are more important than ever before.Speaking of relationships, one of the best ways to connect with your customers is to ensure your products are in sync with consumer values too. It’s all about alignment, folks!Plus, we chat about finding joy in the every day and why it’s time to shift our thinking from work-life balance to work-life harmony. Yes, you read that right – harmony. Intrigued? You should be!So, tune in for an episode packed with golden nuggets from the brilliant Tina Wells. You’ll walk away with a whole new perspective on bringing your ideas to life and maybe even a little more joy in your day.“It is important to be authentic with everyone, but transparency should be reserved for a select few individuals who have earned trust.”Connect with Tina:Tina's Website Tina's InstagramIf you want to ease your path to creating wealth, I created a Money Breakthrough Guide for you where I interviewed over 20 of my high-earning friends, and asked them what their biggest money breakthrough was. And the responses were so mind-blowing and helpful. I knew I needed to pass them along to you.This is the kind of thing that is often only shared behind closed doors, but now you can access it totally for free. So head over to KateNorthrup.com/breakthroughs and get the guide.Remember, it’s not about doing more, it’s about making more of what truly matters. See you there!

Ever feel like your life is a hot mess and you can’t seem to figure out how to get the relationships you’re meant to have?Well, let me introduce you to Alexandra Roxo. She’s a coach, mentor and a bestselling author who’s found her groove where spirituality meets sensuality. Alexandra is a change-maker, helping us understand the deep ties between our feelings, our relationships, and our journey to becoming our best selves.Her wisdom isn’t just talk – it’s been tried and tested, with nods from big names like The New York Times and Playboy. Plus, you might’ve seen her lighting up the screen on Netflix’s “Too Hot To Handle.” And now, as a new mom, she’s got fresh insights on riding life’s rollercoasters with poise, power, and realness.In this episode of Plenty, we’re diving headfirst into the beautiful tango of vulnerability and strength. We’re exploring the gems hidden in our deepest emotions and how they shape our relationships and self-expression.So, are you up for a trip that celebrates every shade of your human experience? -------------------------------------From diving into how motherhood reshapes our bodies and sexuality to hashing out financial wellness, our chat with Alexandra was like a healing balm packed with practical nuggets. Her rallying cry for more self-awareness and rolling with the changes in every season of life came through loud and clear, delivered in her unique, authentic, and totally unfiltered style.If this conversation struck a chord with you, don’t miss out on Alexandra’s Dare To Feel Sensual Heart Activation Embodiment Practice.I’m honestly touched and fired up by what Alexandra shared today. I hope this episode has sparked a little more courage in you to embrace the beautiful chaos of life and to dare to feel your feels in all their glory so you can fully experience life in all its shades.About The GuestAlexandra Roxo is a powerhouse, known for her heart-on-sleeve vulnerability and spiritual insights. She’s got this uncanny knack for nurturing meaningful relationships and views sexuality and spirituality as two sides of the same coin. Her personal stories and wisdom spill over into money matters and emotional expression, underscoring her all-encompassing approach to life.Alexandra champions self-reflection and healing, and is a big believer in setting healthy boundaries for flourishing relationships. She’s not afraid to tackle the nitty-gritty of post-baby body image and sexuality, acknowledging the bumps in the road new moms face while stressing the importance of rallying around them.In sync with her work as a coach and mentor empowering women to step into their power, Alexandra also promotes financial mindfulness. With a heart full of gratitude, she inspires us all to take action and embrace positive change.Connect With Alexandra:Website: https://www.alexandraroxo.com/Radical Awakenings: https://www.alexandraroxo.com/radical-awakenings-mentorshipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandraroxo/

Are you ever caught in that headspace where it feels like your dreams are a little out of reach? That feeling of knowing deep down that you’re destined for more – more visibility, impact, and recognition?Enter Selena Soo, a publicity and marketing strategist who’s a wizard at catapulting people into the spotlight. When I first met with Selena years ago, it struck me how she’s got this gift for seeing the star power within someone, even when they can’t see it themselves. She’s enlightening, genuine, and simply incredible.Selena’s not just someone who understands the value of publicity – she’s someone who turns it into an art form. With her instinct for connecting the dots between your story and the heartbeat of the media, she has transformed the way thought leaders and entrepreneurs step into their light.In today’s Plenty episode, we’re diving deep into the world of media magic. We’ll explore the pathways that brilliant women, just like you, can navigate to amplify their voice and shape their own extraordinary narratives.Ready to unlock your inner luminary and sprinkle some stardust on your mission? Let’s dive in!Selena’s story just goes to show you can go through some real heavy stuff in your personal life, like a relationship that totally throws you for a loop, and still come out the other side with your business not just doing okay, but actually rockin’ it. She’s living proof that when things get super tough, we don’t have to crumble—we can channel that into something amazing. Her sharing her story is all about letting us know it’s okay to be real about the hard stuff and still slay in our work. It’s super inspiring to anyone who’s trying to figure out how to balance the messy bits of life with chasing their dreams.If this episode resonated with you, be sure to grab Selena’s FREE 12-month Publicity Calendar: ImpactingMillions.com/KateI am so honored to have had Selena share her expertise on how to be featured in big media outlets even as an introvert. I hope that this episode has inspired you to take action today to start becoming more visible and spreading your message.About The GuestSelena Soo is a marketing and publicity strategist who helps entrepreneurs and authors gain media exposure. She emphasizes the power of storytelling in gaining media coverage and offers tips on improving relationships with the media. She encourages introverts to embrace publicity and offers advice on navigating it.Connect with Selena:Website: www.impactingmillions.com/kateWebsite: SelenaSoo.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/selena_soo

Feeling stuck and ready to become who you knew you were always meant to be? When I met my friend Tracy Litt, it was clear this woman knows and fully embraces everything she is and is meant to be. She is inspiring, refreshing, and remarkable.Tracy Litt is a spiritual leader, CEO, founder of the School of Becoming and the bestselling author of Worthy Human: Because You Are The Problem and The Solution.In this episode, we are having a much needed conversation about the path smart brilliant women must take to becoming the amazing successful person they are meant to be.Let’s get started!Path to Unlocking Potential and Embodying AbundanceTracy Litt’s journey to becoming an ‘expander’ is like a high-octane movie, full of guts, glory and a whole lot of spirit. She’s our real-life superhero who decided she was done playing small and ready to unlock her potential. She shares the story of creating her kickass school for women bosses and entrepreneurs, which she named the School of Becoming.After hustling hard and reaching goals, Tracy decided it was time to pop some champagne and have a lavish gala. Because hey, who said hard work can’t be celebrated in style?As she looked back at the glitzy gala, she realized that it was more than just a party. It was a moment where she allowed her inner guide to take the lead, opening up new paths and possibilities. She went from being someone who, a decade ago, might have let fear slow her down, to a woman who now fully embraces her limitless potential for greatness.Tracy shared, “Because I am a living example of the becoming process, I’ve learned how to be an expander for myself through the choices I make. You’re surrounded by abundance. And the only time you don’t feel it is when you put limitations on yourself.” Now, isn’t that a powerful nudge to step into our higher selves, unlock our potential, and embrace the fullness of life? I think so.How Not Being Your Best Self Leads to GrowthImagine this: Tracy wakes up the day after the gala, coffee in hand, ready to bask in the social media love from her party. But alas, instead of fun party pics and sweet messages, she’s hit with a wave of emails and posts accusing her of stealing the word ‘becoming.’ Talk about a downer!Tracy’s no newbie. She’s a seasoned CEO who knows her stuff, especially when it comes to intellectual property. She was sure she hadn’t stepped on any toes. Still, this unexpected backlash rattled her a bit.Tracy said, “We can’t just ignore any emotion on our emotional spectrum. If we do, we clog up our nervous system and mess with our ability to vibrate at our highest frequency.” This is a big YES to emotional honesty and fully feeling our feelings so we can move past challenges and keep growing.So, instead of brushing off her feelings, Tracy let them all out. She pounded the floor, she shook her body, she cried. She gave herself the green light to feel everything, knowing that suppressing any emotion would only jam up her nervous system and mess with her ability to function at her best.Shifting Misconceptions: The Role of Emotions in Personal Growth MindsetEver feel like the whole “good vibes only” mantra is disingenuous at best, and potentially harmful at worst? Tracy sure thinks it might be. There’s this idea floating around that we can reach our highest frequency without changing our relationship to our emotions. But Tracy calls B.S. on that.She says if we’re not fully feeling all the emotions our bodies want to express, we’re living in a fake ‘high vibe.’ This leads to what she calls ‘high vibe bypass,’ where folks dodge the hard stuff to keep up the good vibes. But in doing so, they’re squashing their full emotional range, limiting their self-expression, and possibly setting themselves up for depression. Yikes! This shines a light on why we need personal growth ideas that champion emotional honesty.“If you’re ducking out on the embarrassment, discomfort, or pain, then you’re also going to miss out on the bliss, radiance, and celebration,” Tracy points out.So, what’s the fast track to reaching a potent frequency, according to Tracy? It’s all about transforming our understanding of emotion, letting go of judgment, and giving ourselves permission to feel all our emotions, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Now, that’s a recipe for a successful personal growth journey if I’ve ever heard one.Redefining Success: Personal Growth for Business Success Through Emotional IntegrationTracy and I got down to the nitty-gritty of how we’ve been taught to think about “success.” Tracy says we’ve been tricked into thinking that success means never feeling uncomfortable or down. But she’s calling foul on that idea.She believes that genuine success, especially when it comes to growing personally for business success, means being able to feel and integrate all experiences – even the ones that aren’t exactly fun.This means we have to embrace our messy, beautiful human selves and keep experiencing things we’d rather dodge. This is sup

In today’s episode of Plenty, we meet Vasavi Kumar, the author of “Say It Out Loud.” Vasavi is a multi-hyphenate who’s as an author, speaker, podcast host, voiceover artist, therapist, coach, and wedding officiant. In this episode, Vasavi opens up about her struggles with addiction, mental health issues, and bipolar disorder. She also discusses her unique methodology of saying things out loud, which she explores in her book. Vasavi shares her experience of buying a condo in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and how she thought outside the box to finance it. Lastly, she discusses her career as an actor, coach, podcast host, voiceover artist, therapist, and wedding officiant.Key TakeawaysVerbalizing thoughts is important to organize them, gain clarity and understanding, stay honest with oneself, and access the witness consciousness.Expressing gratitude out loud helps in cultivating a positive mindset and attracting more abundance into one’s life.Intentional breathing and physical touch are nervous system healing modalities that Vasavi finds beneficial.Vasavi emphasizes the importance of speaking out loud about fears and insecurities to reclaim power.Vasavi believes in embracing one’s multifaceted nature and understanding that they are already enough.Key Linksvasavikumar.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/mynameisvasaviBook – The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s PerfectionAbout The GuestVasavi Kumar, a multi-talented individual, shares her journey of overcoming addiction, mental health issues, and bipolar disorder. She discovered the power of speaking her thoughts out loud to organize her mind and overcome denial. Vasavi’s unique methodology involves using different voices and personas to access different perspectives. She has achieved her dream of owning a condo in Mexico and believes in manifesting dreams. Vasavi also works as an actor, voiceover artist, therapist, wedding officiant, and coach. She offers free audio training on her website to help people navigate difficult situations at VasaviKumar.com.

Ready to be inspired by a story of resilience and courage? Today I have the privilege of speaking with the remarkable Ruthie Lindsey. Ruthie Lindsey, author of “There I Am: The Journey from Hopelessness to Healing,” shares her inspiring story of overcoming chronic pain and finding healing and love. After surviving a severe accident and spending 7 years in bed, she transitioned from interior design to becoming a speaker, coach, and writer. Through exploring the mind-body connection and trauma’s role in pain, she rediscovered her belief in God through plant medicine and shifted her perspective. Ruthie now works with clients on parts work, shadow work, and embodiment, emphasizing the importance of honoring and loving the body.Key TakeawaysRuthie Lindsey’s journey involved a significant shift from being defined by her pain story to embracing her worth and agency.Somatic therapy played an important role in Ruthie’s healing journey and helped her reconnect with her body.Ruthie’s spiritual awakening through a plant medicine experience helped her find a deeper sense of purpose and connection to God.Ruthie’s relationship with money strengthened through mindset shifts and nervous system healing.Ruthie’s partner, Eric, played a significant role in her healing journey, providing love, support, and a sense of safety.Key Linkswww.instagram.com/ruthielindseywww.ruthielindsey.comwww.ruthielindsey.com/loves-invitationAbout The GuestRuthie Lindsey is the author of “There I Am: The Journey from Hopelessness to Healing.” After surviving a severe accident and spending 7 years in bed, she transitioned from design to become a speaker, coach, and writer. Through exploring the mind-body connection and trauma’s role in pain, she rediscovered her belief in God through plant medicine and shifted her perspective. Ruthie now works with clients on parts work, shadow work, and embodiment, emphasizing the importance of honoring and loving the body.

Did you know that your nervous system plays a crucial role in your ability to receive? Discover how to expand your capacity to receive love, pleasure, and abundance by creating a safe space within yourself in this insightful solo episode of the Plenty Podcast.I explore the topic of expanding our capacity to receive and how our ability to receive is closely tied to our sense of safety and how our nervous system is wired. Our nervous system has a thermostat setting that is based on our childhood experiences and ancestral imprints, which determine what feels safe and familiar to us.However, in order to expand our capacity to receive, we need to signal to our bodies that we are safe. In this episode I share practical tools for doing this, such as noticing gravity and orienting ourselves to our immediate environment. I also cover the importance of feeling and processing emotions to clear out any stuck energy that may be blocking our ability to receive. By practicing these techniques, we can gradually expand our capacity to receive and create a more abundant and joyful life.Key TakeawaysOur capacity to receive is determined by our sense of safety, which is encoded in our nervous system based on our childhood experiences and ancestral imprints.To expand our capacity to receive, we need to signal to our bodies that we are safe.Practical tools for signaling safety include noticing gravity and orienting ourselves to our immediate environment.Feeling and processing emotions is essential for clearing out stuck energy and expanding our capacity to receive.

Curious about what it means to live an embodied life? Don’t miss this transformative conversation with Elizabeth DiAlto as she shares her journey from being a personal trainer selling fitness programs to running the School of Sacred Embodiment. She discusses the moment she realized she wanted to go in a different direction and how she found her connection to spirit and the sacred. Elizabeth explains what embodiment means and how it can be brought into our relationship with money. She emphasizes the importance of self-love and discernment in building relationships and finding community. Elizabeth also discusses the importance of trust and integration in her work and the role of sufficiency and sustainability in her approach to money.Key TakeawaysTrust your body’s unique language of the senses.Develop emotional literacy, intelligence, and maturity.Cultivate a relationship with your body as a wild and passionate love affair.Find joy and pleasure in sensuality separate from sexuality.Embrace the sacredness and reverence in your body and in all of life.Key Linkswww.untameyourself.comuntameyourself.com/embodied-podcastEp 437: 40 Lessons in 40 Years Part I Embodied with Elizabeth DiAltoAbout The GuestElizabeth D’Alto is the founder of the School of Sacred Embodiment and the host of the Embodied podcast. She is a mystic and teacher who helps people live an embodied and sacred life.

If you’re looking to step into your own version of success, this episode of Plenty is a must-listen! I loved chatting with Vilma Núñez about her journey as a female entrepreneur and her top marketing strategies. Vilma, the number one female paid speaker in the Latin American market, shares her journey of rewriting her money story and the lessons she learned along the way. We discussed the importance of marketing to both new and existing clients, the power of leveraging AI and automation in business, and the impact of dressing to impress.Vilma also opens up about her experience of running a business with her husband and the challenges they faced. She emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and delegating tasks to create a successful and balanced work-life dynamic. Vilma also shares her approach to teaching her daughter about money and the value of investing in knowledge and skills.Key TakeawaysMarket to both new and existing clients to maximize success.Quality and quantity can coexist in marketing strategies.Leverage AI and automation to optimize marketing efforts.Set boundaries and delegate tasks to create a successful work-life balance.Teach children about money by explaining the value of work and investing.Key Linksvilmanunez.comAbout The GuestVilma Núñez is a highly successful entrepreneur, speaker, and marketer in the Latin American market. She is the number one female paid speaker in Latin America and has over a million visitors to her website every month. Vilma consults with Fortune 500 companies like Dell on increasing their digital sales and her curriculum is used in Spanish-speaking universities. She is known for her unapologetic approach to success and her expertise in entrepreneurship and conversion.

In this episode of Plenty, I sat down with Susie Moore to discuss her incredible story and how she became a globally sought-after life coach. We also dive into the power of media coverage and the simple trick she uses to shift her mindset. She emphasizes the importance of living in alignment with one's beliefs and the power of thought work in overcoming limiting beliefs. Susie also discusses her perspective on being the primary breadwinner in her marriage and the importance of celebrating all sources of income.Key TakeawaysSusie Moore’s challenging childhood gave her a strong desire for stability and a clear vision of what she wanted in life.Discovering life coaching and leveraging media coverage were instrumental in Susie’s journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur.Thought work is a powerful tool for overcoming limiting beliefs and shifting negative emotions.Being the primary breadwinner in a marriage should be celebrated, as all sources of income contribute to the family’s wealth and well-being.Key Linkswww.getrockstarpr.comwww.instagram.com/susie.mooresusie-moore.com/podcastsBook -The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. SchwartzBook -You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. HayArticle - I've out-earned my husband for the past 10 years, and there are a few things no one seems to understand by Susie Moore Article - I quit my career in finance to work for my breadwinning wife, and there are 5 things people just don't seem to understand by Heath CollinsAbout The GuestSusie Moore is a globally sought-after life coach and media expert. She has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Business Insider, Dr. Oz, Glamour, and more. Susie is the host of the Top Apple podcast, Let It Be Easy, and is known for her philosophy of embracing abundance and making life easy.

Join me as I chat with Tracy Campoli, a fitness and wellness expert, about her incredible journey and how she's redefining what it means to be vital at any age.Tracy shares her journey of balancing motherhood, running an online business, and reinventing wellness for women over 40. She emphasizes the importance of internal work and taking ownership of one's life to achieve external success. Tracy also discusses the impact of support systems, body confidence, and the power of mindset in achieving fitness goals. She shares practical tips for maintaining vitality, including eating well, loving your body, and staying hydrated. Tracy encourages women to embrace their age and see it as an opportunity for growth and empowerment.Key TakeawaysBalancing motherhood, work, and personal life requires taking ownership of one's life and making hard decisions.Body confidence and achieving fitness goals go hand in hand, and it starts with loving and accepting your body as it is.Practical tips for maintaining vitality include eating well, staying hydrated, and taking care of your skin.It's important to stop talking negatively about yourself and focus on positive self-talk and self-acceptance.Women over 40 can experience a vibrant and fulfilling life, and it only gets better with age.Key Linkstracycampoli.comwww.instagram.com/tracycampoliwww.youtube.com/@TracyCampoliAbout The GuestTracy Campoli is a fitness and wellness expert for women over 40. She has a large following on YouTube and Instagram, where she shares fitness videos and tips for women to feel confident and vibrant at any age. Tracy is also a mom and is passionate about helping women balance motherhood, work, and self-care.

Curious about the connection between sensuality and self-confidence? Dana Meyers dives deep into the topic with me in this episode of Plenty.Dana shares her journey of embracing her sensuality and the importance of teaching her daughter about pleasure and consent. She also talks about the ups and downs of her long-term relationship and how she keeps the spark alive. Dana introduces her newest product, Glamour Puss a hydrating vulva balm, and explains the daily ritual that accompanies it. She emphasizes the connection between sensuality and abundance and shares her tips for infusing magic into business and money-making.Key TakeawaysEmbrace your sensuality and teach your children about pleasure and consent.Communicate openly and honestly with your partner to maintain a strong and passionate relationship.Prioritize your sex life and schedule regular intimate moments.Use rituals and spells to enhance your connection with yourself and your partner.Cultivate a sense of abundance and worthiness to attract financial success.Key Linkswww.instagram.com/danamyersxoxowww.instagram.com/bootyparlorDiscount code KATE20 on www.bootyparlor.comAbout The GuestDana Myers is an award-winning entrepreneur and author who runs a company called Booty Parlor. She is passionate about helping women feel confident and sexy in their own skin. Dana has been featured in various media outlets, including Good Morning America and The Wall Street Journal.

1. 🎧Check out the replay to Build a Thriving Psychedelic Practice:Are you a psychedelic practitioner looking to unlock the secrets to build a thriving psychedelic practice? Hosted by Psychable, this event is a treasure trove of strategies, case studies, done-for-you templates, and expert insights aimed at helping you build a successful and impactful psychedelic practice. Whether you're looking to enhance your marketing, client relationships, or explore innovative therapeutic approaches to integrate into your private practice, this replay is a must-listen.🔗 Access the Replay Here: https://psychable.ac-page.com/free-event 2. 🚀 Psychable Immersion Program - Enrollment Now Open:Ready to take your psychedelic therapy practice to the next level? The Psychable Immersion Program provides access to extensive knowledge, practical tools, and a supportive community in the area of psychedelic therapy. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or recently completed training with aspirations of building a practice in the psychedelic space, this program is tailored to elevate your skills and deepen your understanding. Here is your opportunity to transform your practice and make a lasting impact.🔗 Enroll in the Psychable Immersion Program (https://psychable.com/immersion) Embark on a journey of growth and transformation in your psychedelic practice. These resources are tailored to empower you with the insights and tools needed to thrive in this dynamic space. Don't miss out—explore the replay and enroll today! ✨If you’re curious about the healing potential of psychedelics, you need to listen to my conversation with Jemie Sae Koo. She’s the founder of Psychable and she’s on a mission to make these transformative experiences accessible to all.Jemie shares her personal journey of healing and transformation through psychedelic experiences. After experiencing depression her entire life, Jemie found healing in just four days after sitting with ayahuasca. She discusses the importance of staying present and listening to one’s intuition, as well as the need for diverse voices and representation in the psychedelic space.Jemie also addresses the misconception that psychedelics are solely recreational drugs and emphasizes the importance of approaching them with respect and reverence. She shares her insights on the relationship between money and healing, highlighting the need for practitioners to value their work and set boundaries around compensation. Jemie’s mission is to provide a safe and inclusive platform for individuals to access psychedelic-assisted therapy and find practitioners who align with their needs.Hope you find this as insightful as I did! Enjoy the episode.Key TakeawaysPsychedelics are not for everyone, and it is important to feel a genuine connection and calling towards a specific medicine.Safety and connection are crucial when choosing a practitioner for psychedelic-assisted therapy.Healing requires addressing the root causes of depression and anxiety, and psychedelics can help uncover and release deep-seated traumas.Money is a form of energy exchange, and practitioners should value their work and set boundaries around compensation.Frugality and minimalism can help shift one’s relationship with money and create a sense of abundance.Key Linkswww.instagram.com/jemiesaekoowww.instagram.com/psychabledotcomwww.psychable.comAbout The GuestJemie Sae Koo is the CEO and founder of Psychable, a leading online directory connecting individuals with practitioners who provide safe and legal psychedelic-assisted therapy. She combines her background in psychology with a deep knowledge of bodywork and detox to assist people in their healing journeys. Jamie is passionate about creating a community where individuals can find trusted resources for their therapeutic psychedelic experiences.

Ready to unlock your full potential as a leader? Tune in as we explore the role of women's pleasure in creating positive change.Narkis Alon joined me to discuss the importance of pleasure and women's connection to their bodies in leadership. We touch on the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and the role of women in this moment in history. Narkis shares her personal journey of sexual healing and empowerment and emphasizes the need for women to prioritize their own pleasure and needs. She encourages women to tap into their intuition and listen to their bodies as a guide for making decisions and taking action. Narkis also highlights the importance of being present and brave in order to create positive change in the world.Key Takeaways:Women need to prioritize their pleasure and listen to their bodies as a guide for making decisions and taking action.Pleasure is a powerful tool for rewiring the nervous system and accessing intuition and guidance.Women's leadership is essential in this moment in history, and women need to be present and brave in order to create positive change.Each woman has her own unique role to play in the collective healing and transformation of society.Links:Narkis’s InstagramDOUBLEYOUBook - Present WomanBook - Women Who Run with the WolvesGuest Bio:Narkis Alon is a social entrepreneur, content creator, and best-selling author. She leads workshops on female leadership, pleasure, and the mind-body connection in business organizations and academic institutions. Her book, "Present Woman," explores the connection between women's bodies, pleasure, and leadership.

Join me in this episode of Plenty as Sahara Rose shares her incredible journey of transformation and self-discovery. Her story is a reminder that even in our darkest moments, we have the power to rise and create a life of abundance.Sahara reveals her transformative journey through a difficult divorce and how it led her to embrace her creativity and step into her artistry. She discusses the importance of authenticity and vulnerability in her work and how she has learned to trust the flow of life. Sahara also talks about her money lineage and the lessons she has learned about abundance and prioritizing connection over financial success.Key Takeaways:Embrace your authenticity and let go of self-imposed limitations and expectationsTrust the flow of life and surrender to the unknown.Focus on your dharma (soul's purpose) and the money will come.Prioritize connection and family over financial success.Embrace your creativity and use it as a tool for self-expression and healingLinksShara’s IGDharma Coaching Institute Highest Self Podcast Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - Hillsong UNITED Guest Bio:Sahara Rose is a renowned author, podcast host, and spiritual teacher. She is the author of three books and the host of the popular spirituality podcast, Highest Self. Sahara is also the co-founder of the Dharma Coaching Institute, where she helps women connect with their spirituality through movement and embodiment practices.

For more information about Relaxed Money, visit here. I was honored to speak with Rha Goddess about the intersection of purpose, money, and social impact. Rha Goddess shares her journey of discovering that it is possible to be in your highest purpose, get paid well, and do good at the same time. She discusses the conditioning we receive from a society that tells us we need to look or be a certain way to be successful. Rha emphasizes the importance of being true to yourself and finding success as your authentic self. She also talks about the role of spirituality in entrepreneurship and the need to cultivate a relationship with a higher power. We explore the connection between personal healing around money and the impact it can have on collective and systemic structures. She encourages listeners to confront and forgive any place where they may be economically benefiting from someone else's misfortune. Rha also discusses the importance of ambition and the need to redefine success and work in the current world.Enjoy listening to all the powerful insights from our discussion!Links: Rha's IGRha's Book, The CallingRha's LinkedinRha's Course: The Inner Dimensions of Mastering MoneyRha's Course: Scare Now More: Time. Money. PeopleTakeaways:u

Curious about astrology and intuition? Learn how to recognize your soul purpose and receive expansion even in the craziness of eclipse season. In this episode of Plenty my guest Danielle Page shares her journey of spiritual awakening and how she became a soul astrologer. She discusses the current eclipse season and its impact on our lives, particularly in relation to finances. Danielle also opens up about her health journey, including her struggles with Lyme disease and breast implant illness. She emphasizes the importance of listening to our intuition and living in alignment with our soul's purpose.Takeaways:Eclipse seasons are powerful times for soul growth and transformation.Eclipses can bring about significant changes in our lives, both positive and challenging.Our relationship with money is influenced by our beliefs and programming.It's important to listen to our intuition and trust our soul's guidance.Healing and transformation often require us to confront and release old patterns and beliefs.LinksKate’s IG Danielle’s IG Danielle’s website Feng Clinic (breast implant removal)Flow Workshop hosted by Kate

Sign up for the free FLOW workshop here.This is a special, solo Plenty episode that’s going to set you up to get the most possible out of the free FLOW money healing and expansion event when we begin on Monday, 10/16.It's about something that we’ve all done in a sneaky, sometimes not-so-obvious way (and that some of us are still doing) that takes the wind out of our financial sails immediately: keeping financial secrets from ourselves and others.This can show up as financial avoidance, straight-up lies, or even half-truths.And this sneaky behavior is blocking you from reaching your financial goals…but I'm sharing exactly what to do about it today.When you listen to the episode, make sure you subscribe to Plenty, rate, and review it and when you do, you could be one of our first 100 entries and get access to something really juicy.As one of our first 100 reviewers, you’ll get a special, BTS invite to get the specifics on how we launched to show up in the top 30 shows in our category, plus what worked and didn’t work and our plans for continued growth in the future.Here’s what you need to do:Listen to this special FLOW prep podcast episode now. (It’s only 26 min!)Fill out this form with your Plenty review to get access to the Plenty Podcast Launch Debrief Meeting.Can’t wait to FLOW with you!

Wanna hear more about the number one tool I used to grow my business this year? In this episode, I talk about it in detail with my guest, Natasha Willis, co-founder of School of Bots, who shares her expertise on using chatbot funnels to generate revenue. Natasha emphasizes the convenience and delight of chatbots, allowing businesses to serve customers immediately and on their terms. Natasha explains how to replicate a brand's voice in chatbot conversations and highlights the importance of keeping the copy conversational. We also discuss the process of capturing emails and the high conversion rates that chatbot funnels can achieve and have achieved in my business. Natasha and her husband have been running their business together for seven years, and she shares insights on working with a spouse and creating systems for success. Natasha even gets personal with me when she reflects on how she has accomplished so much by the age of 25.Listen in, and if you want to learn about ManyChats and the School of Bots, Natasha has a free resource for you at the end.Links:Natasha’s IG Free Resource - DM CHAT hereKate’s Breakthrough Guide Kate’s IG The Plenty Podcast

Find all the details about the podcast on Kate's Podcast Page. Visit here. In this episode, I interview Clint Salter, my friend and neighbor who has built and sold five of his companies before age 40. Clint shares his journey of starting and selling companies and offers insights on scaling and selling a business. He emphasizes the importance of building a team, creating systems, and having less dependency on the founder if you’re interested in structuring a business that could be a sellable asset. We also discuss knowing if you’re the kind of person to build a personality-focused brand.Clint shares his approach to spending money in ways that bring joy and the importance of knowing oneself and one's values. He also shares his keys to fiction-free living, which is inspiring!We talk about the freedom and challenges of having multiple ideas and projects and the importance of not putting too much pressure on oneself. Clint also reflects on his relationship with money and the lessons he has learned about saving, investing, and so much more. Let’s take a listen. I hope you enjoy the episode! Resources:1. Essay - Eight Lessons to be Rich Not Famous 2. Clint's Website3. Clint's IG

In this thought-provoking interview, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly Roach, an incredible entrepreneur who has achieved remarkable success in the online space. Kelly's journey is truly inspiring, as she scaled her business from zero to eight figures without any funding or investors. However, her path to success was not without its challenges. Kelly faced a difficult lawsuit and experienced a period of darkness that forced her to access tools within herself other than just working harder.Throughout our conversation, Kelly shared valuable insights about the importance of going inward, finding balance, and prioritizing peace over growth. She emphasized the need to sit with discomfort and tap into our own intuition and inner wisdom. Kelly also discussed her approach to teaching her daughter about money, entrepreneurship, and purpose.Key TakeawaysHard work is not always the answer. Sometimes, you need to go inward and access a different set of tools to overcome challenges.Prioritize peace over growth and enjoy the journey instead of constantly pursuing the next achievement.Teach your children about money by having open conversations, prioritizing family time, and instilling a strong work ethic.Building wealth is not about complex strategies or investor savviness. It's about aligning your spending habits with your values and consistently saving.Slow and steady progress is the key to financial success. Keep it simple and focus on the difference between your income and expenses.

Have you taken a business loan to scale your company, to bet on yourself? My guest Arielle Loren, the founder of the only business funding mobile app designed for women in business, 100K Incubator, discusses real, strategic debt options you should actually consider to scale your business faster.During our conversation, we uncovered some of the reasons many women entrepreneurs opt for bootstrapping their businesses instead of accessing capital. We unravel the reality that the lack of knowledge about these additional funding options is leading to frustration and self-doubt for many women entrepreneurs.Plus, we discuss the emotional impact of feeling like you’re not understanding the behind-the-scenes financial strategies of other successful entrepreneurs. Arielle reassures us that, “Even if we mess up, it's just money, and we can always make more.”In this episode, I share a personal story about receiving unexpected money from a respected industry colleague and how as entrepreneurs we need to be prepared and adaptable when it comes to finances.Overall, in this episode you will find valuable insights into the world of women and capital, empowering female entrepreneurs like you to consider alternative funding options and overcome your fear of accessing capital to accelerate your business growth.Key TakeawaysMany women entrepreneurs choose to bootstrap their businesses due to incomplete information about the role of capital in scaling.Having a detailed plan and understanding the different layers of funding can alleviate the fear of accessing capital.It's important to embrace the possibility of making mistakes with money and view it as a learning experience.Accessing capital can help businesses grow faster and reach their goals more quickly.The three levels of funding are: under $3,000 per month in revenue, $3,000 to $9,000 per month in revenue, and over $9,000 per month in revenue.Angel investors are more likely to invest in businesses with traction and proof of concept.Debt is the easiest form of capital to access and can be a valuable tool for scaling a business.

It’s our first episode of Plenty, and I’m so excited that this inaugural episode is alongside my loving husband, business partner, and previous co-host, Mike Watts. In this episode, we discuss our journey as a couple, including the challenges of dealing with illness and injury. Mike shares more about his experience with a chronic skin condition. We openly discuss the challenges of finding a diagnosis and, ultimately, why we chose to stay in Florida and its positive impact. We emphasize the importance of getting support and how vulnerability is crucial for a healthy relationship. This episode really focuses on aligning your time, energy, and money with what truly matters to find more meaning and joy.We also touch on our roles as parents and business partners. Mike and I discuss the logistics of running our company how we handle our responsibilities, and the nuances of working together as spouses and parents. I have so much gratitude for Mike's support. Overall, the episode offers a glimpse into our personal and professional lives and sets the tone for future episodes of Plenty. I hope you enjoy it!

OMG, this has been a year in the making! I’m soooo excited to be sharing the name, art, and trailer for my re-envisioned podcast… PLENTY! After pouring a lot of love into this project, next week the first full episodes will finally be dropping. I can hardly wait for you to hear what I’ve discussed and discovered with my guests. You know how sometimes you can feel how big something you’re part of is gonna be? This feeling happens to me very rarely but it’s unmistakable: This podcast I’m releasing, PLENTY, and the movement it represents is gonna be BIG. For all of us. I’ve reimagined my previous podcast after ONE MILLION downloads and we’re coming back better than before! I’m so excited in fact, that I’ve decided to host a virtual party to celebrate the launch of the podcast. YOU are invited to join me and our global community on September 26th for: Money, Sex, and Power - Activate Your Magnetism During this live activation event, I’m going to lead you through a simple, powerful process in real time that’s going to turn the dial up on your ability to manifest what you most desire. It’s simply a time for us to gather, share a powerful experience that feels good, and delight and expand our collective fabulousness. I’ll see you there!

I’m coming to you with a full heart that’s a little heavy and also that’s bursting with excitement for what’s next. This week we released the final episode of The Kate & Mike Show. It’s been 4 beautiful years, and we’re bringing this particular chapter to a close. Last week we sat in a cozy rental cabin in Bethel, ME, where we were having a little child-free getaway (our first break from the kids together for more than about 14 hours since March), and we recorded some final thoughts for you. Listen in to this week’s (and the last) episode of The Kate & Mike Show and hear: • A list of our most popular episodes of all time (you may want to go back and listen to a few that you’ve never heard!) • Reflections on some of our own favorite episodes (even if they weren’t the most downloaded) • An important tangent around cancel culture, perfectionism, restorative justice, and repair on a macro and micro scale • Our gratitude for each other in terms of how the other has shown up these past 4 years • Our gratitude for you for sharing this chapter with us Press play and listen. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being with us on this particular part of our journey with The Kate & Mike Show. If you’ve listened to 1 episode or all of them, we appreciate you. Know this: With every ending comes an inevitable new beginning. Since the podcast is now complete, you’ll be hearing from me once a week with a blog post offering insights, strategies, and tools to make a life, not just a living, plus other notes on things I think you might find useful or inspiring. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

We’re in the season of endings in the Northern Hemisphere. Autumn is a time of bringing things to a close. The leaves fall off the trees. The year winds down. We let go. We release. Most of us haven’t really been taught how to deal with endings well. I recently gave the Origin Mastermind members the assignment to be in relationship with their relationship to endings. I wanted them to notice what comes up for them around endings and maybe you want to reflect on this yourself. Do you go into disappointment, disapproval, or lack? Do you focus on what you didn’t get or what you did get from the experience? Do you lash out and pick a fight to avoid being with the grief? Do you distract yourself to avoid feeling sad? Or, do you allow yourself to feel grief and then celebrate and digest what was, so you can move forward into what’s next after having fully integrated the experience? I would say I’ve responded to endings in all of those ways at different times. But as we bring The Kate & Mike Show to a close (and Mike and I evolve our business relationship to set ourselves both free for what’s next), I’m committed to staying awake. We had a Kate & Mike Show Wrap Party last week where we circled up with a small, precious group of listeners to get to know them and hear how the show has impacted them over the last 4 years. I cried at least 5 times. It was such beautiful acknowledgement and digestion. And I LOVED what one person said (which I then received in a DM from another listener later on): Witnessing us bring our podcast and business relationship to an end is helping them reflect on the last 4 years of their own life and take stock of where they’ve been, what they’ve learned, and what’s next. I don’t know if you feel this portal of completion in your own life, but if you do, know that I’m right here by your side, grieving and celebrating, too. This week we have our second-to-last episode for you. It’s about the top lessons we’ve learned being in business together for 10 years. Listen in to witness the process of grieving an ending and digesting an experience so that we can do our best to fully receive its mark on us. See you next week for the final episode. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

I’ve been sitting at my computer screen looking at the blinking cursor, then typing, then deleting, then typing again, then deleting. As Mike and I bring our podcast, The Kate & Mike Show, to a close (and also our business relationship as it has been for nearly a decade to a close), we’ve had some surprises along the way. Surprise #1: The episode where we announced we were ending the show got more downloads than any episode we’d ever released. Surprise #2: A lot of people thought we were getting divorced (even though we made it super clear so many places that we aren’t). Surprise #3: The episode we released last week with Zach Bush, MD, broke the record that our “we’re ending the podcast” episode set, receiving 4X the number of downloads our average episode gets. It also upset some people. In the last week, I received the question I put in the subject line of this email quite a few times: How do you know the difference between when you need to just let people be upset by what you said, and when you need to change your tune, apologize, and move toward repair? Back in February I spoke up publicly about body autonomy and received some amazing feedback and a boatload of negative feedback. After wanting to curl up in a cave and hide for a few days, I finally emerged from the cave and said: I am not here to please you. I’d done my research. I knew where I stood. I felt confidence in my stance and while I knew that some folks would disagree with me, I was not there to please them. They were welcome to disagree with me. But last week was different. When I read the feedback we were getting about how the conversation had missed the mark regarding the disproportionate affect COVID-19 has had on the Black community, I knew it was true. This was not an “I’m not here to please you” moment. It was an “I screwed up” moment. How did I know the difference? Because during the first interview I had wanted to push back and go deeper around the question, but I second-guessed myself and didn’t. I knew because I just knew. I hadn’t been the best advocate or leader for our community that I could have been. Rather than defend ourselves or pretend it didn’t happen, we apologized to our community members, listened to their concerns, and moved toward repair. I reached out to Dr. Zach to share some of the feedback we were receiving from our community, and even though it was a small percentage compared to the rave reviews, he and I both knew the criticism was important and valid. If we block out all negative feedback, we stop learning. I’m not here to please you, but I am here to listen, learn, and do better. Surprise #4: This week, we have 2 episodes of The Kate & Mike Show for you. A follow-up second conversation with Zach Bush, MD where we go deeper on why COVID-19 has been hitting the Black community the hardest and where he shares equitable, accessible health solutions that will keep more people out of the disease care system. Part 2 of Ask Us Anything where we talk more about how we knew that what happened last week was an “I screwed up” moment more than an “I’m not here to please you” moment, plus I tell my birth stories, we talk about some of the grief coming up around ending the podcast, we share our best sales tips, our best tips on growing a platform, and more. I’ll end by repeating something I said in the Ask Us Anything, Part 2 episode: I understand people talk about how we shouldn't care about what anyone else thinks. But, the day I stop caring what you, our community, feels, that's the day it's over for me. I’ll be over here, staying in the game, being humble and ready to fumble, as the wise Ericka Hines says. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

Our first episode with Zach Bush, MD, "The Solution to the Pandemic You Won't Find in the Mainstream," has been downloaded 4x more than any previous episode we've ever done. We also received some important feedback that we'd missed the mark in going deep enough about the disparity with which COVID-19 is affecting the Black community. We are always listening and wanting to do better, and we knew the criticism was valid. We also knew we wanted to move toward repair, so we asked Dr. Zach to come back for a follow-up interview to unpack the conversation around health solutions (not disease care solutions) that are accessible and equitable related to COVID-19, overall immunity, and optimal health. He was more than willing, so we sat down and recorded, and here it is. Thank you to everyone in our community who took the time to write in, whether your feedback was a rave review of the original episode or an important critique. We're so grateful to be learning and growing alongside you. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

I write this with a little tear in my eye but also a swell in my heart knowing that we’re in the final countdown of The Kate & Mike Show. Thank you if you reached out to tell us you’re going to miss the show. We’re going to miss it, too...and we’re also SO excited for the new possibilities that ending it will bring. (More on that in the weeks to come.) We’ve talked about doing a show where we get to answer your questions for the last 4 years. I know you know how it goes: You think about doing something and then never get around to doing it until the very last minute. (That’s actually my creative process with everything. I’ve learned to not label it procrastination but just the way I work. The energy I’ve saved beating myself up about it has been amazing to reinvest in things that actually pay dividends...like just doing my work instead of judging myself for the way I do it.) We thought it would be really fun to find out what was on your mind and do an “Ask Us Anything” show, and I gotta tell you: I was really surprised to find out what you wanted to know more about! We went a lot of places in this episode, and I know you’re going to get some key takeaways. We talked about: • The story of how Mike proposed (and what really surprised me about it even though I knew he was going to do it) • How to successfully pitch guests to be on your podcast and how to conduct a memorable interview • Our biggest parenting triumphs this year • Our biggest business mistake to date • And so much more! Plus, we had more questions than we could answer in one session, so we’ll be putting out a second bonus Part 2 “Ask Us Anything” episode in the coming weeks. If you don’t hear your question answered, stay tuned! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

At the very beginning of the pandemic, I somehow came across a podcast episode that introduced me to a person who’s become my favorite thinker/teacher at this time (and up there in my top favorite thinkers/teachers of all time). I have never before gone to the podcast app and typed in somebody’s name and then proceeded to listen to every podcast they’ve ever been on. My family can’t even get me to watch a 3-minute video they text, so listening to hours of content is highly unusual for me...but this person is that good. I have wanted to email you about this person so many times, but I was patiently waiting (actually, I was persistently nudging his team) so that we could interview him ourselves and craft a conversation to serve you. When Mike and I sat down to plan our final episodes of The Kate & Mike Show, this person was the only guest we felt our show would be incomplete without having had on. And I can tell you, he was worth the wait. Today, I bring you a conversation with a man who’s helped me feel profoundly calm and safe during a time in our history when there are a lot of forces pushing in the direction of fear. And he’s affirmed the deep trust I already had in the innate intelligence of nature and how it can be our guide to true healing and collective evolution in our businesses, bodies, communities, and lives. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be sharing what I think is possibly the most important conversation we’ve ever had on The Kate & Mike Show with you today. In this conversation with Zach Bush, MD, which was 2 hours of intellectual ecstacy for me, you’ll learn: • Why the mainstream narrative that we’re hearing about the pandemic is missing the mark and what 30+ years of data shows us is actually going on • What viruses actually are and how they’re critical for our health, survival, and even for our thriving • Why the conversation about either being pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine is completely missing the mark and the new paradigm about immunity that will lead to true health and resilience • About the fact that we’re experiencing an extinction event and what we can do about it • A “hit you between the eyes” perspective on the upcoming election that might push your buttons but also shake you out of a complacent slumber and get you into purposeful action • The crucial information about flu season that you’re never going to hear on the news • How to take hold of the hope embedded in all of this and use it to heal your body and the world using alignment with 3 key elements of life Listen in and allow yourself to stay open to ideas and evidence that’s different from what you may have believed up until this point. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

While a huge part of the Do Less Methodology is about learning to let go and let others do things, there’s one thing that I don’t recommend outsourcing. Ever since I started talking about the power of our monthly energetic ebbs and flows and how tracking them can change your business and your life, I’ve gotten the following question a lot: How do you talk to Mike about your menstrual cycle, and what do you tell him about what you need at different times? The answer is WAY simpler than you may think. This week on The Kate & Mike Show (the 6th-to-last episode of the show), we’re giving you the ins and outs of: • The thing you don’t ever want to outsource when you’re trying to reach peak productivity • How Mike tracks his energetic ebbs and flows and what he’s noticed about his own cyclical energy • Specific examples of what I need at different times of the month • What I do (and don’t) ask for when it comes to support throughout the month and why May this episode bring more peace, joy, and connection to your body and partnership. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

The last week of July I was supposed to be in NYC with the Origin Mastermind on our second live retreat of the year. For reasons that I think are obvious, we begrudgingly decided to have a virtual retreat instead. At first, I was feeling really concerned that I was disappointing the Mastermind members. But then, as we embraced the “is-ness,” as my friend Dr. Shefali says, and surrendered to what was happening rather than wallow in wishing it was different, magic began to emerge. Many of us are finding ourselves needing to lead virtual gatherings—from small meetings to Mastermind retreats to full-on conferences—online this year. Something happened during the event that I did not see coming, and I was thrilled by the surprise. Listen in to this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show to learn: • The specific steps we took (with the timeline) to set ourselves up for a glorious virtual retreat • How we used the element of surprise to weave magic throughout • The specific swag we sent, including a small $11 item from Amazon that I can’t talk about without feeling giddy • The questions to ask yourself when being in community online, so you’re not missing out on an opportunity for genuine connection This episode is a must for anyone leading virtual events this year. I’m excited to hear what ideas the episode sparks for you! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

I’m keeping it short today. Mike and I have some bittersweet news to share, and we recorded a new episode of The Kate & Mike Show to tell you. Here’s the episode. Whatever moment of endings and/or new beginnings you find yourself in, we’re with you. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

Last night I sat on my couch, cheeks still wet from tears, soaked in the bittersweet moment of feeling sad that I was closing the cover of a book I’d just finished and that I was deeply moved by. I both wanted there to be more to read and also felt so totally satisfied and changed by the experience of taking it in. We’re 3 months away from the 2020 United States Presidential Election. An election in the midst of a pandemic and racial justice awakening is an even bigger deal than your average election. And so, here we are, entering a season of even more intensity. Why am I talking about the election? Because the book I finished last night is the manual for how we can come together as humans to heal in what is the most divisive time I’ve ever lived through (though I know that historically there have been more divisive times). 4 years ago, just before the presidential election of 2016, I sat in a huge auditorium in Brooklyn holding a dear friend’s hand and weeping as we listened to the author of this book offer her son’s birth story as a metaphor for the intense time we were navigating then. She asked, “What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb? What if America is not dead, but a country that is waiting to be born?” We passed tissues up and down the aisle to people we didn’t know, yet who were not strangers. Valarie Kaur’s practice of Revolutionary Love is the blueprint we need to heal as a nation and as a world. As hate crimes, xenophobia, white nationalism, and other symptoms of fear increase, now more than ever we need a new roadmap...one guided not only by love but also by the body and joy. This week we’re sharing a new episode of The Kate & Mike Show, featuring activist, scholar, and bestselling author Valarie Kaur, and in it you’ll hear: • Why wonder is the path to true healing • What Valarie experienced at Guantanamo Bay and how it changed her • How to know when to breathe and when to push in the labor of revolutionary love • The freedom in forgiveness and how to do it even when it feels like you can’t • How to love your opponent (including how to know when it’s safe to do so and when it’s time to allow someone else to do it for you) • How to know what your role is in the transition of our country and world This was one of the most stirring conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast. Listen in, get your tissues, and prepare to pick your chin up off the floor. As we enter this pre-election season, may we all learn to practice Revolutionary Love so we can breathe, push, and birth a new world for us all. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

If you’re new here, there’s something you need to know about me and this space: I’m obsessed with the body and I talk about it a lot. I love to learn about how our bodies work and how they relate literally and metaphorically to everything, specifically our emotional lives and productivity. If you’ve been around for a while, you already knew that. So many important conversations are missing a MAJORLY important piece of the puzzle: We all live in bodies, and they impact everything in our entire lives. One important conversation that often completely skips the topic of bodies (ironically, because it’s inherently about the mistreatment of bodies) is the conversation about racism. When I heard the woman I’m about to introduce speak for the first time, my body felt different than it had ever felt before during conversations about race. My body knew the potential for healing immediately because she was one of the first people I’d ever heard talk about race and racism in the context of how it impacts our bodies and why healing racial trauma needs to start with the body, not exclusively our minds. As a facilitator, author, and speaker, Milagros Phillips has been doing racial healing work for over two decades. When she came to speak in Origin last month, I got several messages from members after to the affect of: I’m in a puddle on the floor integrating the beauty that just transpired at the hands of Milagros. WOW. Several members asked if she was taking applications for niece adoptions because we all want her to be our auntie. Her work is powerful. Her heart is huge. She’s hilarious. And brilliant. If you’re ready to heal racial trauma in your body, be it black, white, or brown, so that you can affect healing in the world, this conversation is for you. Listening to Milagros will change you in the most beautiful way. I can’t wait to hear how this one moves you (and your body). Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

We’ve just crossed the threshold into the second half of the year. Every time I look at this wall we have in our basement of 12 really big monthly planners with a beautiful plan we made for 2020 back before we knew what 2020 was going to be, I chuckle. None of us could have planned for this year, I think that’s clear. This year has been particularly humbling for a planning nerd like myself (who also sells a planner). But it hasn’t made me abandon my planning practices (not all of them, anyway). In fact, I’m leaning hard on the ones that are bringing me peace and solace...and ensuring that I can still pay our team, pay our mortgage, and show up for the places I feel called to effect change. One of these planning practices is a mid-year regroup and planning session. You may be tempted to curl up in a ball under your dining room table and wait for this year to pass at this point, but, if you’re game, I’d love to invite you to join me in a simple exercise that will bring you more joy and results than acting as though this year is cancelled. (It is not, BTW. We have 5 months and 10 days left to infuse with our presence.) This week on The Kate & Mike Show, we’re walking through how to do a mid-year regroup and planning session so that you can really be here for all that life has on offer for you for the rest of the year. I give you the exact steps, and we’re even taking you behind the scenes to share what we’re gleaning from the last 6 months and how we’re integrating these lessons and infusing our dreams and goals for the next 6 months with them. Listen in for a powerful regroup and planning process. Can’t wait to hear what you think! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

So much of the information we take in as humans is based on this idea that when we do or get x, y, or z, we’ll finally feel better and then we won’t have to feel discomfort anymore. We’ve been told that the whole point of being human is to find ways to either feel less or feel better. But what if that were not the point? What if trying to feel a different way than you feel and popping out when you feel a way you don’t like to feel is thwarting your efforts in business, marriage, parenting, and more? What if we’re making it harder than it needs to be? If there’s nothing else this pandemic has taught us, it’s that we don’t know what’s going on and that so much is out of our control. There’s a gift nestled in all of the confusion and angst, should we choose to open it. It’s an invitation to a deeper experience of being human, which offers a deeper experience of everything that being human includes. (Daunting? Yes. Awesome? For sure.) The most impactful thing that Mike and I have been practicing to allow us to unwrap this gift is expanding our capacity to be uncomfortable. The pandemic is uncomfortable (in a variety of ways, depending on who you are). Talking about race is uncomfortable for many. Not being able to plan past the next week, not knowing if kids are going back to school, or if you can go visit your grandmother, or if you can fly over a border to attend a gathering you’ve been looking forward to for more than 12 months is all uncomfortable. We’ve been sold the idea that the whole point is to learn how to avoid or get rid of discomfort as fast as possible (mainly by companies trying to profit off the promise of relief). But, at least in my life, the greater capacity I build for feeling what I’m feeling (whatever it is), the more meaningful everything becomes. This week on the podcast, we’re giving you 3 specific tips to expand your capacity to be with discomfort. If you find yourself crawling out of your skin from time to time or minute to minute, you’re going to want to listen in. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast .

There’s a pattern so many of us have been indoctrinated into that’s depleting our bodies, our relationships, our planet, our innovation, and even our productivity. What makes it so insidious is that we’re celebrated for it, and many of us spend our whole lives in a reward loop that affirms a behavior that’s not doing us any favors. The addiction? Work. Alcohol addiction, drug addiction, sex addiction, shopping addiction, gambling addiction, and more are recognized as problematic behaviors for which treatment and healing can and should be sought. Overwork, however? We just throw each other a parade for that. Today on the podcast Mike and I are talking about our collective obsession with work and how it’s killing us on multiple levels. If you suspect that your addiction to work is holding you back in more ways than one, you’re gonna want to listen in. This episode is likely going to get under your skin in a way that’s simultaneously uncomfortable and necessary. And just in case you think we’re being righteous on our “we’ve already figured this thing out” high horses, we’re not. We share our recent foibles with slipping back into overwork and how we tend to those old patterns on a daily basis so that they don’t get the better of our souls. Can’t wait to hear how this one lands with you. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

There are people called to do the work of pulling people out of the river when they’re drowning. We need these people, and I’m so grateful for them. There are also people called to do the work of going upstream to figure out why they’re falling in in the first place and seeing if something can be done to prevent that. We really need these people too, and I’m extraordinarily grateful for them as well. I recently met one of these people, and his mission is as deeply inspiring as it is practical. (The Maine girl in me loves the practical.) Anu Gupta asked the bold question: Can we live in a world where people—regardless of their identities—feel like they belong everywhere? His answer came in the form of adapting cutting-edge scientific evidence to design a science-backed, compassion-based way for people to break bias, racial or otherwise. Anu realized that at the root of the institutionalized and systemic issues that hold people of different identities back is bias. And he knew that if he could figure out a way for people to break that bias, he could make a huge dent in creating a world where everyone feels like they belong everywhere. Listen in to this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show to hear: • How bias is formed in the brain and why it’s critical that we learn to break it • How Anu’s own journey of battling other people’s assumptions and judgments about him informed the creation of his company • How he overcame being suicidal and turned toward hope and transformation • How stepping more into the spotlight has been critical for his company’s impact (as well as his own personal growth) • What the PRISM framework is and how you can use it to break your bias in a measurable way within 6-8 weeks of regular practice • How breaking bias can become a spiritual experience You’ll also hear a particularly human and hilarious moment during the episode where we got to meet Anu’s family! Press play and listen. Anu’s work around breaking bias is a HUGE part of the solution that we need right now. I’m so excited to be able to share his message (and heart) with you today. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been posting on social media primarily about anti-racism and the collective opportunity we have right now to step into racial healing and liberation. I rarely check my own Instagram stats, but I decided to take a look and found that for the first time in months, I’m losing more followers than I’m gaining each week. These two things coinciding with one another is not just a coincidence. I don’t know why each person is specifically unfollowing (and on a personal level, though it makes me sad for them and the world, I’m good with weeding out the folks who don’t want to be part of the conversation. They’re obviously not my people...at least not right now). However, what I do know is that talking about race is uncomfortable. That’s why people don’t want to do it. That’s why my family didn’t talk about it growing up. That’s why my school didn’t talk about it much. Yet, just like with anything uncomfortable, if we avoid it, it festers. Ignoring discomfort does nothing to relieve the discomfort. It simply ensures it will come out in some other, likely much worse way later. Mike and I have been on a journey of doing anti-racism work internally, within our company, and within our communities for several years, and as more and more people wake up to how necessary this conversation and work is, we thought we’d talk about it on the podcast. Disclaimer: We are in no way anti-racism teachers or experts. We are simply two people talking about what we’re doing, what we’re thinking about, who we’re learning from, what it’s been like, and how we’re navigating this work. Listen in to this week’s fresh-off-the-digital-recording-device episode to find out: • What the natural world and our bodies have to teach us about diversity and healing (yep, biomimicry applies to everything!) • The life-changing encounter I had that shifted my relationship with my privilege, especially as it relates to shame and guilt • How doing the work feels now as opposed to several years ago when we were just getting started • How we’re ensuring that our anti-racism work is sustainable, so we can show up for the long haul (i.e., forever) • Who we’re loving learning from • How to access the hope and healing available for all of us right now Press play and listen in, especially if you’d rather not. I love you. Thanks for being here with us. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

One of the walls of our basement is covered with 12 poster-sized dry-erase calendars showing a truly stunning 2020 business plan. When I look at it, I chuckle. Because so far, 2020 has been the year that cannot be planned (nor planned for). None of us could have planned for sheltering in place. None of us could have planned for the number of things that have been cancelled. None of us could have planned for the racial justice revolution that’s sweeping the world right now. So what about those of us who use planning as a coping mechanism? What about those of us who find safety and calm in calendaring? I started planning as a way of life when I was about 7. It started with a little hand-drawn schedule for playdates after school, evolved into my school agendas where I’d write down my homework, developed into my Daytimer system that became Filofax, and now has made its home squarely with the Do Less Planner system (by far the best I’ve experienced, obviously ;)). Someone asked in the Do Less Facebook group (it’s free - search it and join us!) the other day how to use the Do Less Planner system (or any planner system) during this time when we can’t plan in the ways we used to. I realized that though the planner system I developed can certainly be used in the expected ways of mapping the year and looking months in advance, it was actually really created for times like this when we come right up against our humanity. If you’re a planner and are struggling with feeling out of control because you’re not able to use your normal strategies of planning to cope, I’m so glad you’re reading this. Listen in to this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show about How to Plan When You Can’t Plan to learn: The difference between planning as a trauma response and planning from a place of wholeness What the only consistent thing we have to lean on right now is...and how to use it as a touchstone for safety and calm How to optimize your time right now specifically so that you can still get done the things that need to get done while finding space for everything else that matters to you The 3 elements of the Do Less Planner system that I’m leaning on right now for my sanity Press play and listen. We may not have any idea what’s going to be happening 6 months from now, but we are here, right now, today. That much we know for sure, and it turns out it’s a grain of truth upon which an entire beautiful life can be built. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

When I checked in with myself and listened to our community and the pulse of the world right now, what felt right this week was not to publish a new podcast episode, but to point your attention to one of our favorites from the past that features a black woman whose work is devoted to black liberation. In the summer of 2018 I savored every word of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown. (She’s since published Pleasure Activism, which became a NY Times bestseller and is also incredibly powerful.) Adrienne dances the intersection between spirituality and social justice work in a way that feels really necessary right now. If you’ve noticed spiritual leaders (especially white ones) jumping directly to unity and oneness without first acknowledging the 400 years of oppression that needs repair, and it doesn’t sit well with you, listen in. If you’re feeling immobilized by the reality of the profound limitations of society and our history around race and what it means for you and your people, and you’re grappling with how it could possibly be at all connected to spirituality, listen in. Adrienne’s words, laughter, and ideas are medicine. In this episode that first came out January 1, 2019, but is no less relevant today, you’ll hear: • How Adrienne practices time bending (and how feeling good is part of it) • How she finally answered her calling to be a Doula despite being freaked out by blood • Who she writes for (and who she does not) • How to organize your life around the “YES!” • How to join your spirituality and social justice work together • How to know when to coast and why working hard all the time isn’t the way to go • And so much more! Press play and listen to her brilliance (and prepare to laugh!) Thank you for being here in this community. Over the last week it’s become ever more clear to me that not all communities are places where people feel safe to be themselves and, even more so, affirmed for all of who they are. While I will never get it perfect and I will continue to be humble and ready to fumble (quoting Erika Hines), you have my commitment that you matter to me and you are welcome here. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to show up. I’ll continue to do the same. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

The world is heavy right now with the increased awareness of violence and injustice against black people that's been going on for over 400 years here in the United States. To the black people in our community, you are in my heart and prayers but most importantly, my actions. As one of my favorite writers and teachers, Adrienne Maree Brown, said: "Things are not getting worse, they're getting uncovered." I also shared the following words from writer, producer, and performer Sarah Jones on Instagram the other day: Rather than sharing a new episode of The Kate & Mike Show as we’d originally planned this week, we’re talking about anti-racism, healing, and liberation. There’s no other conversation I can imagine having right now. This week I’m directing your attention to a conversation we had two years ago almost to the day with Rachel Cargle, activist, public academic, writer, and lecturer. If you’re new to anti-racism and liberation work, welcome. Listening to Rachel is a great place to start. If you’ve been actively engaged with this work for a long time now, I’m glad you’re here. This episode is for you, too. In this conversation about Unpacking White Feminism you’ll learn: • What’s particularly important for white women to know when it comes to showing up for the movement toward racial healing and liberation • Why it’s so important to take your anti-racism work offline into your real life relationships as soon as possible and as often as possible (and how to do that) • Where capitalism started and how to navigate entrepreneurship in that context • An incredibly important yet often overlooked consideration we need to make when we’re researching who to vote for • How to find out if your child’s school is racist • And so much more Please note that this conversation was recorded 2 years ago and while the salient points are just as relevant today, some of the details about Rachel and our lives have changed. If we were to have recorded this conversation today I would have asked things differently and not said certain things, but we’re sharing anyway because perfectionism and being afraid of messing up can be a bastion of white supremacy that can silence us and can perpetuate violence in some cases. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

When the final numbers came in at the end of April, both Mike and I were in awe. Despite working half the amount, having no childcare, not being able to follow through on any of our growth plans, some of our customers having financial difficulty and needing to extend payment plans, and feeling uncertain about the future of our planet and humanity, April was an above-average revenue month. And May is shaping up to be the same. I’m not telling you this to brag. I’m telling you this because I still remain in awe that this whole “do less, achieve more” thing actually works. These past months have been reminiscent of our first year as parents from the standpoint of contraction. It was the pressure of sleepless nights, caring for a sick baby, riding the ups and downs of postpartum anxiety and insomnia, and a total shift in identity that birthed the “Do Less Method” in the first place. And now we’ve been given an opportunity to practice what we preach in an even more devoted way because, once again, Life has given us an opportunity gift-wrapped as a challenge. (Please know that as I write this, I’m aware that there are billions of people not faring well right now from a physical, financial, and emotional standpoint. That’s why I’m even more committed than ever to sharing how we can do less and have more. I would never propose that I have the solution to the global challenges we’re experiencing, but I’m definitely here to put in my shift and add the medicine that I know I’m here to add.) There are 5 key things that we’ve been practicing that have made a huge difference for us these past 2.5 when it comes to keeping our revenue above average, serving our customers, and remaining sane and healthy. (And even thriving on some days!) We outlined them for you with examples in this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show. Listen in to 5 Ways to Make Running Your Business Easier (and Even Improve Your Results) to hear: • The simple thing you can put first every day that makes a HUGE difference in your work output for the rest of the day • The counterintuitive approach to our offerings that we’ve been using to increase our revenue • Why creativity can be a huge time-waster (and how to make sure you don’t fall in that trap) • The 2 things we do more of in our business so that we can do less of everything else Running a business isn’t easy. But a lot of us are making it harder than it needs to be. May this week’s show ease your path on multiple levels. Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

On Mother’s Day my husband Mike saw several posts from guys about their wives/partners which said something to the effect of: “I don’t know how she does it all.” While the posts were meant to be in appreciation of these women and the way they show up for their families, something about them didn’t sit well with Mike. As we talked it through and he noodled on it over the next day or so, Mike came back with a pretty revolutionary perspective on why celebrating women for doing so much is so unintentionally harmful. And we started off this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show, which is all about equity in partnerships, with his insight. If you’ve ever felt like: • You’re holding far more than your fair share of the household and childcare responsibilities • You don’t know how to get your partner on board with a more equitable split of sharing the load • The emotional labor of “holding” everything goes unnoticed and you’re sick of it • You’re the partner who’s not holding as much and you feel guilty about it • You really want to create an equitable partnership but you don’t know how and you don’t have any role models for what that might look like in 2020 ...this episode is for YOU! We’ve had lots of requests for an episode where we share the behind-the-scenes of how we share the load of work and home in our marriage, plus our suggestions for building equity in your own relationship, so that’s what we have for you this week! Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

When you think about something that you want, do you immediately think of all of the different things you’re going to need to do in order to get it? Even if you’re a student of metaphysics and you practice ways of attracting what you want energetically, does manifesting sometimes feel like a slog (or a lie)? The heaviest belief a lot of us are carrying around is: In order to get what I want I have to work hard. And while I’m never one to shy away from devoted, focused attention to worthy tasks, I live in question of the assumption that anything we want has to come through hard work. In fact, I even question the way folks who teach the “easy” way of manifesting seem to make it harder than I think is necessary. That’s why I love the concept of Egg Wisdom that I learned about from my mom, Christiane Northrup, MD. It’s all about the metaphor of our biological blueprint to attract what we want while doing less. If you’ve never heard of Egg Wisdom, if you’ve heard of it but don’t really get it, or if you’ve been practicing it but want to know more, then this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show is for you. Listen in to learn how to attract what you want while doing less with Egg Wisdom. (Plus, you’ll get some insights on the problematic nature of how the Law of Attraction is sometimes taught and why Egg Wisdom applies to anyone of any gender identity or expression.) If you’re anything like the hundreds of folks I’ve heard from who are so excited about their innate abilities of magnetism, aka Egg Wisdom, you’re going to LOVE this concept...and it’s going to make your life and work so much easier! Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

The longest chapter I wrote in the first draft of Do Less was the chapter on Asking for Help. It was originally 25,000 words (one third of the contracted total word count) and it ended up becoming both the Receiving Help and Asking for Help chapters. But there’s something super important that I left out of the chapter...because I was today years old when I realized it. Yes, many of us struggle with asking for help because we think we should be able to handle everything ourselves. We struggle because we think we’re the only ones who can do it right. We struggle because we think it’s easier to do it ourselves than show someone else how to do it. We struggle because we feel like we’re inconveniencing others when we ask. But there’s another MAJOR reason that emerged as Mike and I were recording this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show, and it’s critical for us all to realize. This week’s episode about How to Ask for What You Want on Mother’s Day (or Anytime) reveals the critical block preventing so many women from getting what they want. I’ve been studying and thinking about this topic A LOT, and I didn’t even really get it until we recorded this conversation, so I have a feeling it’s going to be new for a lot of our listeners as well. Knowing what the block is may be all you need in order for it to be evaporated. Awareness is always the first step, and sometimes it’s the only step necessary! Listen in to this week’s episode to learn: • The critical block preventing so many women from getting what they want • The 3 simple steps to asking for what you want (and how to make it more likely you’ll get it) • A low-hanging-fruit method for getting more of your needs met immediately without asking anyone for anything • The difference between your needs and your desires and why both are necessary Regardless of your parental status, let this conversation be the starting point for a whole new relationship with what you want. And, if you’re a mother and you live in the USA, let this week leading up to Mother’s Day be your playground to practice a whole new way of being a woman and a mother that makes space for more of you, perhaps ALL of you. Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

When we were in the first year of doing The Kate & Mike Show, I made a list of “Podcast Unicorns” who I dreamed of having on the show. TBH, I never reached out to ask this week’s guest onto the show, but I held her name close to my heart on my dream list, trusting that the time would come and that when it did, I would know. Well, my friend, the time came, she said yes, and I’m SO thrilled to be sharing a conversation with you that meant the world to me and that I hope you’ll find as nourishing as I did. Glennon Doyle, whose new book Untamed is spectacular and has been a #1 NY Times Bestseller for the last 5 weeks, joined Mike and me for a cozy, after-the-kids-were-in-bed conversation where we talked about: • What to do when you feel like you’re going to die because you’re being publicly criticized (on whatever scale) • How to navigate wanting to tell stories about your kids publicly and the line between public and private in the land of the interwebs • The question it’s critical we ask ourselves about people in positions of authority in our lives so that we don’t lose ourselves • How to raise girls who don’t lose themselves (and/or how to help them come back when they do) • Why raising angry girls is a good thing • How to find yourself again when you’ve noticed you’re lost • And so much more! Glennon’s work has been deeply helpful to me at several critical junctures ever since I first read Carry On, Warrior in 2016, and 4 years later I couldn’t be more thrilled to be sharing this conversation with you. Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

Life hands us all kinds of hard things. And when we’re going through a hard thing, we have a choice: Run, numb, or stay. Depending on the day, where I am in my cycle, and which way the wind is blowing, I choose differently. Given the intensity of the moment we’re in globally, though, and the number of hard things coming my way lately (I know you’re undoubtedly navigating your own set of hard things and I’m sending you so much love), I’ve been seeing what happens when I stay. Can I stay with myself when I’m crawling out of my skin being with my kids? Can I stay with myself when I’m feeling sensations during an intense workout? Can I stay with myself when Mike and I are in conflict about something going on within our business? Can I stay with myself when I desperately want an answer to unanswerable questions? Can I stay with myself? Staying with ourselves is not easy, and most of us were never taught how to do it. We have a million and three ways to numb or run...but developing a new neural pathway to support staying and mining the gold in the intensity is new for most of us. This week on the podcast, we’re talking about staying with ourselves when we want to numb or run. In the episode we share: • Our favorite numbing strategies and what we’re noticing about them right now during the pandemic (anyone else finding themselves staring into the snack cabinet at night hoping that something in there will fix your problems?) • About the time last week when it felt like my soul had broken out in hives and what I did about it • What birth taught us about staying • The critical difference between a feeling and a sensation and how one can set you free • The opportunity in staying that we lose when we numb or run There’s also a lot of hilarity in this episode because...well...we’re in quarantine and we have the sillies. Would you, or a company you know, be a good fit to sponsor The Kate & Mike Show? If so, let’s talk! You can email [email protected] regarding current sponsorship opportunities. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.