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What if 2020 wasn’t just a dumpster fire? What if, instead, 2020 was the year you: Built better boundaries Got clear on what really matters Learned to sit in hard feelings Worked on your most intimate relationships Got to know your kids better Pushed yourself to stretch in new uncomfortable ways Became a million times more adaptable Decided your voice had value Said good bye to relationships and circumstances that were no longer serving you Found joy in ridiculously small things Learned to laugh at yourself Tried scary new things and didn’t die Stood up for your core values - even around those who disagreed Gained clarity on who you are becoming and who you want in your corner What if 2020, in spite of it’s pain and grief, was a year of massive growth and life changing accomplishments? As you prepare to close the door on 2020 and open the door to 2021, I invite you to think about what you are taking with you and what you are leaving behind. What if you left behind self doubt, over doing, over consuming, allll the noise, and ignorance & idleness? What if you took with you hope, power, patience, ease, adaptability, self trust, boundaries, empathy, and your voice? While we cannot flip a switch and heal the messes of 2020, we can step into 2021 realizing the potential that lies ahead - and the responsibility we have to meet that potential. Listen in to squash your dumpster fire and find some beautiful remains. Links mentioned: Join my 2021 Plan & Prep Pajama Party SMA Ep 307: How To Be More Adaptable #everydamnday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kelly Altman is a certified health coach, a fitness business owner and a Shameless Mom to 4 kids, ages 2-14. Growing up overweight and lacking energy she fell in love with exercise and the way it made her feel in her 20's and became an entrepreneur by "accident" when she and her husband, Jay, started a fitness business in 2010. After taking a back seat to the business when her 3rd child was born it was only then that she started to realize how much of her own thoughts, feelings, and desires were taking a back seat in so many aspects of her life. She knew something had to change when her physical and mental health were suffering and she was ready to play by her own 'rules' - including stopping the endless cycle of 'on and off' again dieting that had manifested when she became the face of a fitness business. She became a health coach to help busy women see that in their life there is nothing more important than their physical and mental health and that they can put themselves first even when they need and want to show up for everyone else. Through her one-on-one coaching, group coaching, and her new on-line course she helps women upgrade their lifestyle by forming their own rules around eating, exercise, and their daily habits so they can gain the energy and confidence they desire. Listen in to hear Kelly share: The impact of moving 13 times in her childhood and how it built her resiliency Her compromise to work at a job she didn’t like to keep medical benefits for her daughter’s health condition How she left corporate in order to help her husband grow their fitness business How diet culture damaged her - while she was selling diet programs How her dieting compromised her fertility Her shift from following other’s lead to become a leader in her own right How she asked her husband for support and not permission in her building her own dreams The gift of COVID - How she has totally shifted her business to position herself as a leader and be in total alignment with her core values The most important thing you can do to make change How to put yourself first - even with a ton of people counting on you Links mentioned: Join my 2021 Plan & Prep Pajama Party Connect with Kelly Join the Wait List for Kelly’s Lifestyle Upgrade Challenge Kelly on Facebook Kelly on Instagram Thank you to our sponsor: Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoomagnet.com and join the growing waitlist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a Health and Success Coach, Kelly Travis helps ambitious, high achieving women realize they don’t have to “should” their way to success in life or business. Through her programs and speaking, Kelly helps women realize what they actually want for themselves, ditch limiting beliefs and excuses, and create a sustainable action plan to achieve their big scary goals. Kelly models the ideal mix of professionalism, compassion, and discipline to help women get to where they want to go - not to where she thinks they should go (her methods are not prescriptive) but where they truly want to go in their career and life. Her brave, sassy, and always approachable coaching style encourages women to take a cold hard look at their habits, mindset, boundaries, and everything that goes into creating a life on their terms. Officially, Kelly earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health with an emphasis on mental health from Central Michigan University. She is also a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where she earned her certification as a Holistic Health Coach. Her passion for wellness and her ability to create successful strategies to reach goals started in college, where she was a collegiate All-American runner at UNC-Charlotte. Listen in to hear Kelly share: The truth about our struggle to dream or create goals The way we make choices that provide false benefits and let us hide from our dreams How her eating disorder led her into her career How her unplanned pregnancy pushed her to learn how to use her voice and ultimately leave an abusive marriage Her daily coping skills to continue to work on herself as she recovers from an abusive relationship and is a single mom to two littles How she shows up as her very imperfect, messy, most authentic self How to start working toward a goal based on how you want to feel vs metrics & milestones Why you need to make decisions for yourself and not based on other people’s formulas, templates, prescriptions or opinions Links mentioned: Join my 2021 Plan & Prep Pajama Party Connect with Kelly Kelly’s free workshop, Clear AF: Complete Clarity On What You Desire Kelly on social media: @kellythealth Podcast: She Doesn’t Settle Thank you to our sponsor: Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leslie Tagorda is a multiracial, brand astrologer, designer, podcast host, and author. An Aquarius boss woman and Human Design Projector, she calls herself a Brand Navigator as she guides spiritual entrepreneurs, social impact makers, and visionaries to become the luminary leaders they are born to be using an innovative system of empowered brand and biz astrology called The AstroBrand™ Framework. Since 2004 Leslie has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and social impact organizations clarify their brand so they can stop hiding and contribute their expertise in the world through their websites, social media, and brands. Leslie hosts a podcast and Facebook community The Savvy Luminary – Astrology for Entrepreneurs. And while you might think this sounds too woo woo for you, I invite you to listen in to all the really practical ways you can use astrology to greatly amplify your voice and your gifts in the world. Listen in to hear Leslie dig into: Acknowledgment that we have all lost something and we’re all grieving something right now The rise and power of female leaders and spiritual leaders in 2020 Her accidental entrance into motherhood and grieving her pre motherhood life How her multi cultural family lead her on a spiritual path to discover astrology - and then turn it into a career later in life How to amplify your energy and your gifts by understanding your astrological birth chart Why the massive energy around change, shift, and growth in 2020 is totally real and part of an expansion that only happens every 800 years How this big shift applies directly to you and your ability to overcome self limiting beliefs in the near future The reading of my actual birth chart How having your birth chart read can affirm and validate your direction in life and career Links mentioned: Connect with Leslie: The Savvy Luminary Podcast: The Savvy Luminary Order Leslie’s books, New Moon Rituals for Entrepreneurs and Star Powered Brand Leslie on Instagram Join Leslie’s free Facebook group Thank you to our sponsor: com: To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/SHAMELESSMOM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do you need out of these holidays to consider them a success? This is an important question if you want to make this time count. In a year of heartbreak and loss, we still have the power to create joy and magical memories in alignment with our values. When I sat down to think about what I want out of this season, I came up with this: Health Safety Good Citizenship Joy Connection Rest Having identified this list, it was so much easier to make decisions around what is right and what is best for our family as we celebrate the holidays this year. In this episode I help you decide what it is that you truly want out of this holiday season and then I give you 4 simple strategies to actually getting what you want. While this year is anything but normal, there are still plenty of opportunities to connect and find joy & magic this holiday season. We are in this together. I got you. Thank you to our sponsor: Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoomagnet.com and join the growing waitlist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mia Hemstad is a wife and mom of two kids (ages 2 and 4). She works full time as a social justice activist, and runs her personal company online where she talks about her daily life with PTSD and depression and the importance of doing the hard, inner work of overcoming trauma and taking care of yourself. A recovering perfectionist and people pleaser, Mia wants women to learn to take their power back by making themselves a priority. Mia’s raw and honest content about mental health and stepping into her power has earned her features in media outlets such as Romper, Parents.com, Cafe Mom, and several others. Some of Mia’s favorite pastimes include trying out new coffee shops, taking naps, watching anything about food, and buying yet another journal from the planner section at Target. Listen in to hear Mia share: Her identity around being born on Guam, one of 11 children, into an African-Caribbean/Mexican/German family What it was like to be an American living on Guam, watching the mainland US from afar Her journey through PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation How she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and how it changed her life Why she decided to start talking about her mental health publicly How to catch yourself in perfectionism and let it go The difference between self care and nourishment The critical difference for women stuck in comparison vs seeking camaraderie Links mentioned: Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Mia Hemstad Mia Hemstad Facebook: Mia Hemstad Instagram: Mia Hemstad Mia on Youtube Thank you to our sponsors: Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoomagnet.com and join the growing waitlist! Take2Minutes:Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Holy cow. 500 episodes. 500!!! Part of me wants to be all exasperated, “How did that even happen? How did we get here???” But that would diminish what I know to be true. 500 episodes of The Shameless Mom Academy happened because I chose to show up - ALL THE WAY UP - 500 times. I have shown up full of joy and hope. I have shown up with a broken heart, in a puddle of tears. I have shown up to teach and coach and listen and learn and share and apologize and cry and push myself and push you and model leadership and celebrate. I have shown up on some of the best days of my life and some of the worst days of my life. I didn’t get to 500 episodes on accident. I got here on purpose. I worked hard to get here. Just like I encourage all of you to do, I’m going to own the heck out of this accomplishment. Most podcasts don’t make it past 14 episodes. And here we are. 500 episodes. Your legacy is built on how you choose to show up over time. These 500 episodes are a massive part of my legacy. I have learned so much about the power of showing up over the last 500 episodes. I have learned exactly why it matters, exactly how it can change your life, and exactly how it can open big huge doors to your future. Listen in to get really inspired and totally FIRED UP to keep showing up for your life and your dreams. Thank you to our sponsor: Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meredith Atwood is a former attorney, podcaster and motivational speaker, and 4x IRONMAN triathlete. She is the author of the best-selling triathlon book, Triathlon for the Every Woman, and the new book, The Year of No Nonsense. She’s the host of the iTunes Top 50 fitness podcast, “The Same 24 Hours.” She has been featured in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, the Seattle Times, and dozens of online publications. Meredith is a contributing writer to Psychology Today online, Triathlete Magazine, and Women’s Running. She is a sobriety advocate, and the founder of Grateful Sobriety. She is a USA Weightlifting Level II, USA Triathlon Level I, and Precision Nutrition Level I Coach. She is originally from Georgia and lives in the burbs of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two tweens. Listen in to hear Meredith share: Her spark moment in a spin class that changed everything in her head and opened her eyes to totally new layers of potential within herself Her experience doing her first triathlon - in an overweight body How she used triathlons and Ironmans to try and prove she was healthy when she was truly unhealthy What caused her to give up a 2 bottle a day wine habit Why she identifies as an addict and how she negotiates moderation and abstinence in different areas of her life How she defines Nonsense and how this concept shaped her life How to open up your Truth Onion in order to find freedom and liberation and escape a lot of your own self inflicted oppression What real leadership looks like in these days of influencer culture The dangers of marketers who present themselves as leaders and take no accountability for the harm they do online Links mentioned: Connect with Meredith: SwimBikeMom IG/Facebook/Twitter: @SwimBikeMom Book: The Year of No Nonsense Podcast: The Same 24 Hours Thank you to our sponsors: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are all sorts of stories that people will tell you about procrastinators. They are lazy and lack motivation. They are ill prepared and unqualified. They just don’t have what it takes. They don’t have their shit together. If you’re someone who struggles with procrastination, perhaps these are the things you say about yourself? You wouldn’t be alone… The truth is that procrastination is commonly a form of perfectionism. Many people procrastinate because they are paralyzed by the fear of doing something wrong, making a mistake, looking foolish, not being good enough, and being stuck in analysis paralysis. This makes them feel guilty and weak and like they are not enough. This creates feelings of dread and worry and massive self doubt. Relatable much??? Many (most?) women struggle with perfectionism because we have been conditioned to believe we must show up a certain way, on certain terms, within certain parameters. The specificity around what is acceptable and what is not is a fine line drawn with a Sharpie. Listen in to learn more about why procrastination is not a bad thing, how to use it to your advantage, and how to release yourself from the perfectionism that comes from procrastination. Thank you to our sponsors: Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoomagnet.com and join the growing waitlist! Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristen Westcott is a Shameless Mom to two little girls, as well as a business growth strategist and founder of Kristen Westcott Media who has spent the last decade in the legal and education fields supporting leaders and students in the areas of goal setting, productivity, and project management. After recognizing her true passion lies in serving entrepreneurs, Kristen honed her skills as a Director of Operations. She quickly noticed that what was holding many business owners back wasn’t a lack of drive or ability, but a lack of foundational systems that could support the day-to-day operations of a scaling business. These days, she spends her time helping online coaches, copywriters, and course creators scale without the frustration that massive growth often brings. Listen in to hear Kristen share: How she navigated the decision around wanting children vs not wanting children What triggered her Postpartum Depression for her and how it showed up for her Being thrown for a loop when she got pregnant on the pill How PPD showed up very differently after both of her daughter’s births How she treated her PPD Why women are resistant to getting help and support How to be more adaptable in order to use our best skills in all areas of our lives How to own your skills in order to access them in hard times and places How to prioritize and optimize hiring help in your home and your work Links mentioned: Connect with Kristen: Kristen Westcott Media Kirsten on Facebook: Kristen Westcott Media Kristen on Instagram: Kristen Westcott Kristen on LinkedIn: Kristen Westcott Thank you to our sponsors: Take2Minutes Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoolmagnet.com/ and join the growing waitlist! Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020 would like you to think you can’t do it, you’re not enough, you just don’t have it in you. I would like to suggest otherwise. You CAN do it. You ARE enough. You DO have it in you. On any given day, at any given moment, your life is full. Full of gifts and magic. Full of hope and power. Full of everything you need to keep going and to keep growing. Last week we did a 5 day Abundance & Gratitude Challenge with 250 Shameless Moms. Maybe you were one of them. Every day of the challenge I was blown away by all the abundance we have in our collective lives. HOT DAMN. So much goodness. In this episode, I walk you through 4 areas of your life that are already abundant - as long as you choose to see them that way. By the end of the episode, you’re gonna be all kinds of fired up about the gifts in your life that you perhaps have struggled to see in 2020. Link mentioned: Book: Mindset by Carol S. Dweck Thank you to our sponsor: Take2Minutes: Download Take2Minutes for free at: take2minutes.org/shameless. Check out their shop page and use the code SHAMELESS for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gail Keyes Allen is an Accountant, a Life & Money Mindset Coach, and Serial Entrepreneur. She is the host of the Midlife Moneymaker Podcast, a podcast for multi-passionate women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond who want to transform their relationship with their money and their life. Her coaching is centered around helping women discover their limiting beliefs and take them on a journey to transform their money mindset from scarcity to abundance. Listen in to hear Gail share: How she is co grandparenting with her ex-husband Her hero’s journey from poverty to abundance Having her daughter at 26 weeks - as a 2lb preemie How she helps women see their financial potential and overcome money mindset blocks How you can use thought work to grow your abundance mindset The intersection of money, race, and age How to check in on your relationship with money (do you have a booty call relationship with money or a committed relationship with money) How society trips up our financial perspective and money mindset How motherhood has made her a resilient businesswoman Links mentioned: Connect with Gail Learn about Gail’s new course Gail on IG Gail on Facebook Gail on LinkedIn Check out Gail’s new course called "The Sanctuary of (Im)possibility." It's a 3 month course that helps the participants reach their (im)possible goal. We take their vision from the board and bring it to life. The link is Sanctuary. Thank you to our sponsors: Pipette: Visit Pipettebaby.com to get 30% off with code SHAMELESS! Homeschool Magnet: Go to Homeschoomagnet.com and join the growing waitlist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least once a week, I sit down to write a social media post and I want to start it with, “YOU GET TO CHOOSE.” Every day, no matter where things stand with the world, we get to choose - so many things. We get to choose how we show up. We get to choose who we share our energy with. We get to choose who gets the best pieces of us. We get to choose how to honor ourselves. We get to choose how to live out our core values. We get to choose it all. This year, more than ever, we have had the responsibility of big choices. In this episode, I share three really powerful examples of what you get to choose right now, as these seem to be popping up over and over in my life and in the lives of others in our community: You get to choose how you use social media You get to choose where you’re going professionally You get to choose how you see your life and your life story Listen in to get inspired and fired up about the choices you get to make today and #everydamnday. Thank you to our sponsor: Orgain: Go to TryOrgain for 20% off your first order PLUS extra savings when you subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sophia Yen, MD, MPH is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, birth control delivery. She has a passion for making women’s lives easier, preventing unplanned pregnancies, and educating women about #PeriodsOptional. With more than 20 years of experience in medicine, she is board-certified in Adolescent Medicine. She graduated with a B.S. from MIT, M.D. from UCSF Medical School, and M.P.H. from UC Berkeley in Maternal Child Health. She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Stanford Medical School. Dr. Yen's company, Pandia Health, is the first-ever female doctor founded birth control company. Men have been leading an industry they know little about, which is crazy to think about. But now, women across the country are turning to Dr. Yen and Pandia Health for birth control (pill, patch or ring) and telemedicine needs. Plus, the science and safety behind skipping your period is a topic often not talked about. In fact, 66% of women have never been informed by their doctor that they can safely stop their period. Dr. Sophia Yen is on a mission to help educate women about this crucial health topic. Listen in to hear Dr. Yen share: How to use birth control as hormonal treatment to manage your life How periods have changed over the over time and why we have hundreds of more periods over our lives than women used to (or current women in African tribes currently have) The truth about period poverty The impact of periods on the environment How fewer periods reduces your risk of endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers How stabilizing hormones with BC support other health issues The truth about “pill anxiety” and the mad dash to keep your prescriptions fills How to safely use telemedicine How to be a conscientious consumer around your health, birth control, Links mentioned: Join my free 5 Day Abundance & Gratitude Challenge Connect with Dr. Yen and Pandia Health Yen on FB/IG/Youtube: @pandiahealth Yen’s TED Talk: Making Periods Optional Thank you to our sponsor: Cove: Go to withcove.com/shamelessmom for 50% off your first month of medication and free two day shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy Fish is the author of I WANTED FRIES WITH THAT: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need. She is also the “Chief Complaints Officer” (also known as the Ombudsperson) for Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, which has more than 50,000 students, and where she spends her days investigating, analyzing (and mostly resolving) complaints for a whole variety of people. Amy's insights and wisdom have been featured in and on Reader's Digest, CBC-TV Canada, CBC Radio Canada, Global TV Canada, The Huffington Post, and many other publications. She lives in Montreal with her family and believes we all can make the world a better place by standing up for ourselves — even about the small things. Listen in to hear Amy share: Why women don’t speak up for themselves 5 tips for standing up for yourself more effectively Her philosophy that you can only change things if you start speaking up Her #1 tip for sanity and happiness during 24/7 togetherness How to answer uncomfortable questions with space and grace How to build your “asking muscle” to build confidence to speak up for yourself Links mentioned: Join my free 5 Day Abundance & Gratitude Challenge Connect with Amy Amy on Instagram Amy on Facebook Amy on Twitter Thank you to our sponsor: Pipette: Visit Pipettebaby.com/ to get 30% off with code SHAMELESS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lora Cheadle is a transformational thought leader and media personality who empowers women to let go of judgment, overcome the need to please, express themselves fully, and find uninhibited success and joy every day. Using the five steps of FLAUNT! , she encourages others to take the lead in the dance of life despite any external circumstances. She is the author of the bestselling book FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, & Spiritual Self. Lora came on the show to share an extremely vulnerable and powerful story around self trust and self worth. I know you’ll learn some really valuable lessons from her. Listen in to hear Lora share: The gifts of exposure in our world right now The 5 steps of FLAUNT to find and maintain your center no matter what kind of chaos you’re living in Her story of enduring infidelity when she found out her husband was unfaithful for 15 years with 5 different women How to develop self trust in the face of your hardest moments The intersection of being smart, sexy, and spiritual and why we’re uncomfortable with the intersection of these pieces of our identity Her own intersection of being a lawyer, a minister, and a burlesque dancer How flaunting ourselves help take down the patriarchy and break free from objectification What is Naked Self Worth ™ and how it’s different and more powerful than tradition self worth/confidence Links mentioned: Join our upcoming Gratitude Challenge Connect with Lora Free download Lora’s Book: FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, & Spiritual Self Lora’s Facebook Group Lora on Instagram Lora on YouTube: Lora Cheadle Life Choreographer Thank you to our sponsor: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soooo… I’m taking a memoir writing class. I do not know the first thing about writing a memoir. I don’t know if I even want to write a memoir. But I do know that I want to be a better writer. At the end of my first writing class, our teacher gave us an assignment, “Write 700 words about your topic. And don’t try to make it the best piece of writing you’ve ever done. Make it mediocre.” When was the last time you gave yourself permission to be mediocre? When did you decide to try something just for the sake of trying it and letting yourself practice? Most of us are constantly tied up in measuring progress and growth. We are aiming to get closer to perfect with every step. It’s ok to stop measuring progress sometimes. It’s ok to not track metrics. It’s ok to be totally imperfect and messy and just play around in order to learn and grow and have fun. It’s ok to simply practice. In giving yourself permission to practice, you get to show up without judgement. You get to step outside of your head and ignore metrics that you might otherwise mistakenly attach to your self worth. You get to be creative and just have fun. Remember fun? Yeah, me neither… Listen in to hear all about how you can give yourself permission to practice and step away from a constant push for progress and perfection. This might just be the breath of fresh air you need! Links mentioned: Join our upcoming Gratitude Challenge: gratitude Book: Finish by Jon Acuff Thank you to our sponsor: Pipette: Visit Pipettebaby.com/ to get 25% off with code SHAMELESS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leslie Lyons is the Founder of Bombshell Movement Studio in Chicago, host of the Beyond the Pole: Tales from the CEO podcast, and a sales and leadership coach for female entrepreneurs. With a background in corporate sales, youth ministry (yes-she’s a Christian and the owner of a pole studio!), and as a leader for studio owners throughout the US, Leslie has spent her life pouring into women emotionally and spiritually. Now, more than ever, her dedication to helping entrepreneurial women lead with their heart and head is the exact type of leadership we need. Listen in to hear Leslie share: How she went from leadership in ministry work to running a six figure pole dancing studio The overlap of ministry and pole dancing in terms of voice, power and reclamation What it really means to create a values based community or organization How she uses the Enneagram to highlight her gifts and skills in order to have the most impact in the world Why it’s important to know your innate strengths and weaknesses in order to be a better leader How women are disconnected from their own bodies and “dead to their bodies” and why this is dangerous How to recognize our somatic reactions to notice when we’re aligned or out of alignment The difference between responding and reacting and how to get better at responding The importance of having pleasure practices Links mentioned: Get updates about our upcoming Gratitude Challenge Connect with Leslie Instagram: Leslie Lyons Book: The Road Back To You Thank you to our sponsors: Because Mom Said So Podcast: Find on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts! Pipette: Visit pipettebaby.com to get 25% off with code SHAMELESS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s ok if you’re tired. Over the last I have had many conversations with clients and colleagues and loved ones who are just tired. We are tired of being home with everyone everyday. We are tired of shifts and changes to job status. We are tired of constantly worrying about health and safety around COVID. We are tired of adapting to uncertainty and unpredictability. We are tired of distance learning (bless our teachers!). We are tired of having no personal time or personal space. We are tired of politics. We are tired of social media. We are tired of feeling disillusioned. We are tired of trying to just get through it. The just get throughedness of 2020 is wiping us out, if we’re being honest. I’m giving you permission to OWN & HONOR your fatigue. You should feel tired. Bone tired. But, in spite of your fatigue, you do have to keep going. Listen in to hear 8 ways you can own, honor, and even recover a little from your fatigue. Links mentioned: Get updates about our upcoming Gratitude Challenge: shamelessmom.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor a Shameless Mom of 3, the author of 5 books, and the host of 3 podcasts. She has also been a stand up comic, a writer on various TV shows, and the host of the NickMom show, Parental Discretion. When she’s not hosting one of her 3 podcasts (For Crying Out Loud, Bored AF, and Rose Pricks), she’s teaching writing classes to people like ME! Stefanie co-hosts her podcast For Crying Out Loud with Lynette Carolla. Their show was the first “parenting” podcast I ever listened to. I have not missed an episode in 5+ years. Stefanie and Lynette and so brilliant and so funny. Stefanie has been on my Dream Guest List for years, so I’m fired up to finally have her here with us. Listen in to hear Stefanie share: The power of writing and sharing your stories in order to own your truth and do your own therapy How she managed postpartum life with Postpartum Depression and no mom friends/mom network Why she decided to leave home at a young age to parent herself How her worry about her child being depressed opened the door to her child coming out as transgender How to decide what stories to tell and how to consider who you might offend Why we might have to stop watching Real Housewives Why you might want to consider being the parent who doesn’t email your kids’ teachers Links mentioned: Podcast: For Crying Out Loud Podcast: Bored AF Podcast: Rosepricks Come to Stefanie’s Virtual Storytelling Show (I’m one of the story tellers!) on Friday, October 23rd Get the free replay of my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop: email us at [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors: com: To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/SHAMELESSMOM Orgain: Go to tryorgain.com/SHAMELESS for 20% off your first order PLUS extra savings when you subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a huge difference between being connected and actually connecting. Most of us are very connected. We are constantly tapped into social media, news outlets, our inboxes, TV shows, games & apps on our phone, and online shopping. So many opportunities to be connected each day, right?! How are these connections making you feel? Being connected in so many places and spaces that don’t allow for deep connection and vulnerability with other humans can leave us feeling drained, exhausted, frustrated, hopeless, powerless, depressed, and anxious. Being so constantly connected can instill self doubt, fear, and anger. Being constantly connected can feel so constricting. On the other hand, actually connecting in deep and meaningful relationships feels restorative, regenerative, freeing and joy filled. Meaningful connecting can instill hope and power and gratitude. This feels expansive instead of constricting. Connecting positive impacts our physical, mental, and emotional health. YES! Can you see the difference between being connected vs actually connecting? It’s pretty profound. Listen in to learn how you can spend less time being connected and more time actually connecting. Links mentioned: Get the free replay of my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop: email us at [email protected] Thank you to our sponsor: Cove: Go to withcove.com/shamelessmom for 50% off your first month of medication and free two day shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a mom, mentor, and voice for the community, Kelly takes pride in standing with those who are fighting for a better, more compassionate world. Kelly and her husband Steve live on a farm in McDonough, GA with their two elementary age children, two horses, one pony, three donkeys, three dogs, and four cats. Their home is Kelly’s favorite place to spend time with any spare moment usually spent out in the barn visiting with her animals. Together Steve and Kelly own and operate a successful local business, Studio 48, an acting studio on McDonough’s Square. Independently they each are still working in their longstanding careers in the television and film industry, Kelly as a Post Production Producer and Steve an actor. In taking this step to run for Senate District 17, Kelly hopes she can inspire the next generation to get involved and prove that you do not need a specific background or look a certain way to take an active role in politics. Kelly believes that as laws are made for us it is now time to show everyone they can be made by us. Listen in to hear Kelly share: Why she decided to run for Senate after moving from CA to GA The trigger around women’s rights that pushed her to go all in on her Senate run The impact of her campaign and activism and hate mail on her family How she handled it when her male colleague told her she should “tone it down” if she wanted to win What it’s like to run for office as a progressive in a traditionally conservative district How we can restore trust in politicians after such a massive erosion of trust over the last handful of years How she’s allowing herself to take imperfect action while parenting and running for office Links mentioned: Connect with and learn more about Kelly: Kelly Rose Kelly on IG & Twitter: Kelly Rose and Kelly Rose Kelly on FB: @kellyrose4GA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Alexandra Owensby is running for the Congressional seat in Kentucky's 4th district. In addition to that, she's working at her local hospital during the pandemic. After leaving an abusive marriage, Dr. Owensby put herself through nursing school as a full-time single mother of two, utilizing student loans. While working the night shift to make childcare more affordable, she was able to minimize time away from her children. After graduating and earning her RN S\status, Alexandra obtained a position as an ICU nurse. Though still struggling to make ends meet with a salary below $40,000.00 annually, she was able to make it with assistance from the Children’s Health Insurance Program, due to their zero-dollar co-pays for medicine, dental care, and clinic visits. Dr. Owensby believes strongly that this type of Healthcare is what all American families deserve access to. Alexandra’s journey through hardship and the American education system has inspired her to run for Congress as Kentucky’s 4th District Representative. She is not a politician born into money, nor is she a millionaire business owner looking to boost her image. Dr. Alexandra Owensby’s story is the spark that moves an average American citizen to ask for the opportunity to lead in a city where most do not. Listen in to hear Alexandra share: What inspired her to get involved in politics after being in the medical field The unexpected gifts of running for political office (and why you should do it) How moms are always dropping multiple balls and why it’s totally ok Why being a single mom who put herself through school to get multiple degrees makes her uniquely qualified to be a congresswoman How you can coach your kids to be more resilient during COVID Links mentioned: Connect with and learn more about Alexandra: Alexandra Owensby Thank you to our sponsor: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I have to tell you something scary... In September 2020, 865,000 women left the work force. In September 2020, 216,000 men left the work force. When women are leaving the work force at 4 times the rate of men, big things are bound to happen. There will be fewer women in corporate leadership. There will be fewer female voices at board room tables and around any meeting tables. There will be fewer women to advocate for women's rights in the office. There will be fewer women to point out inequities across the board in corporate culture. Let's be honest, the inequities work in men's favor, so it's unlikely they will highlight them and change them with fewer women at the office. I'm afraid it will be quite the opposite. While this is scary - really scary - I also have a lot of hope. Because I know that many of the women who walked away from traditional/corporate jobs in September are not ready to walk away from their power & purpose. They are just shifting it. I predict a massive shift in the way women lead over the next few years. Instead of trying to hold space in someone else's company and live by someone else's rules that just don't fly if you're homeschooling/distance learning in a pandemic, we will see women build their own companies. I am SO HERE FOR THIS. Let's BUILD THOSE COMPANIES. Listen in for inspiration to get bold & brave in order to BUILD. Links mentioned: Join my final (free) workshop of 2020, Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop: shamelessmom.com/tenacious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deborah Porter is the ultimate list maker, system creator, and investigator of anything that will make things run smoother at home and in life. From new mom to working mom to at home mom to empty nester, she's seen it all. Deborah has been married to her college sweetheart, Clif for 30 years and they have 3 adult children, Chanel (NY), Christian (NY), and Clif (DC). During the early years, she worked hard at not losing sight of her purpose and goals beyond motherhood. Having systems in place allowed her to make room for herself in every phase of life. Deborah believes that motherhood may be the only job you put your absolute all into, knowing that the goal is to work yourself out of that job and provide your children with all they need to successfully launch into their future. Deborah is a Mom Coach with Moms Mentoring Circle where we believe mothering doesn't have to happen alone. Listen in to hear Deborah share: The hope she is seeing in young during this cultural revolution - especially among her own adult children What it was like to meet her father for the first time at age 21 Why she decided to forgive her father and the gifts that came of their relationship as a result What is the biggest foe of forgiveness (naked vulnerability) How you can lean into forgiveness to expand your perspective into order to move forward in your life The 3 gifts you can give your kids to launch them into adulthood The ultimate goal of parenting The importance of collaboration over comparison Her 2 powerful universal messages for moms Links mentioned: Join my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop Connect with Deborah Moms Mentoring Circles on Facebook Moms Mentoring Circles on IG Deborah on Facebook Deborah’s FB Group: Habits of a Confident Mom TED talk: Melody Hobson - Color Blind or Color Brave? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I don’t need to tell you there is a lot of noise right now. So. Much. Noise. I want to encourage you (while I’m also encouraging myself, lol) to step back from the noise to become a better critical thinker. It’s easy to let the high emotions of this election season (and the pandemic and the cultural revolution) cause us to react in knee jerk ways. But that is not effective or productive. Instead of knee jerk reactions, the best gift we can give ourselves and those who might benefit from the value of our voice, is to LISTEN. Rather than adding to the noise, listen for a moment before you speak. And then, when you do speak, speak in a way that creates space for others to listen and be in conversation with you. Speak with well formulated thoughts that can actually have impact. Speak with your authentic voice that will allow others to learn and grow with you. And after you speak, sit back and restore your head and your heart in order to get back to listening. Listen in to hear me walk you through this 3 part process LISTEN-SPEAK-RESTORE to see how you can escape the noise, add value to the conversations that matter, and sustain this climate that is bound to remain heavy and heated for quite some time. Your voice has value. Become a better critical thinker to use it to the very best of your ability. Links mentioned: Join my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop Podcast: First Name Basis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Becky Mollenkamp is a certified coach who believes everyone deserves to feel powerful and fulfilled. She owned a six-figure content marketing agency for a dozen years before becoming a coach in 2017. Through her one-on-one services and courses, Becky has coached thousands of women to dream and play bigger, while also finding contentment in the here and now. Learn more about Becky at beckymollenkamp.com. Becky joined me on the show to talk about how her life fell apart at the hands of her brother’s death from addiction and her own infidelity, and how she picked up all the pieces to rebuild a life that brings her simplicity, joy, and peace. Listen in to hear Becky share: How she looks on her brothers death from addiction with gratitude How she came to forgive herself for her brothers death and for infidelity in her marriage How she actively worked through the 12 steps of AA/NA to work through layers of forgiveness How she rebuilt her life after everything fell apart and how she clarified what she wanted every step of the way How you can make empowered choices without falling into the “should” trap The contrast of her picture perfect (fancy) life that didn’t fulfill her vs her life today How she gives herself permission to not love all the parts of parenting Links mentioned: Join my FREE Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop LinkedIn: Becky Mollenkamp Facebook: The Gutsy Boss Instagram: Becky Mollenkamp YouTube: Becky Mollenkamp Thank you to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I found myself gutted the moment I heard. I felt a familiar sinking feeling wash over my entire body. It was the same feeling I had on that fateful day after the election in November of 2016. I texted a girlfriend: Omg. RBG. She replied: I kind of feel like the world is ending. I felt the same. A few minutes later, I saw this RBG quote on social media, "I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability." I texted this quote to my friend and said: This is giving me solace. I feel like we are doing this. She replied: That is true and a good reminder. I've spent the last week reflecting on the gifts RBG gave us. Here are 3 lessons she taught us that will serve as my inspiration to keep working to the best of my ability #everydamnday. I am sharing them with you in hopes they will inspire your life and your legacy, as well. Speak up loud and proud - even when (especially when) you have an unpopular opinion. Trust that your voice has value. Be persistent. We have a massive responsibility to SHOW UP right now. We need to show up for this election season like we have never shown up before. Black lives, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and the health of our planet are all in imminent danger right now. The loss of RBG and the implications on the Supreme Court and the future of our country are monumental, to say the least. Listen in to get inspired and fired up to SHOW UP and SHINE for the next 6 weeks. Links mentioned: Join my FREE Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Workshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea Stevenson is a professional henna artist, business strategist, and homeschooling mom of three based in Baltimore, MD. With a focus on brand positioning and sustainability, she teaches henna artists and other creative, niche service-based entrepreneurs how to build vibrant, profitable businesses doing what they love (and getting paid more for it!) through her brand, Hennapreneur. She believes above all things that there is power in the legacy we leave and that this legacy is built every single day. When she's not working with her clients and students, you can find her shamelessly indulging in a good Netflix binge or whipping up something tasty in the kitchen! Chelsea and I are in a membership community for entrepreneurs. From her very first post in the group I knew I wanted to get to know her. She is so brilliant and funny and as real as they come. I know you’ll adore her as much as I do. Listen in to hear Chelsea share: What inspired her 30th birthday bucket list to really conscientiously enjoy the life she’s built Why she chose to homeschool in order to honor her children’s identity and create a safe place for them to experience their identity without being othered How she has embraced defiance and what that has looked like Why she is building her own table instead of trying to find a seat at someone else’s How she’s breaking cultural norms with her art and her work Why she shifted her professional work from social work to henna artist with only $32 to her name The truth about making money from your art Her legacy around “excellence is not optional” Why you need to share your art with the world (and charge real money for it) Links mentioned: Sign Up for my Purposeful & Profitable Podcasting Workshop Check out Chelsea’s Henna Boutique Cardamom & Clove on FB Cardamom & Clove on IG Learn about Hennapreneur Hennapreneur on FB Hennapreneur on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beaven Walters is Shameless Mom of 4, a ACPI Certified Parenting Coach and the founder of The 3D Parent, where she is a supportive and nurturing champion for bringing dignity, direction, and deep connection to family relationships. She has always had a passion for working with children and their families. Beaven began her professional career as an elementary school teacher and taught in a variety of educational settings for 10 years. Between having her four children, Beaven and a close colleague developed an educational program for young children and their caregivers called GEM Tots which focused on connecting children to their caregivers by learning, playing, and exploring together. Beaven also created CharacterWorks, a Social/Emotional Learning program that ran for three years in the Seattle School District combining character education, performing arts, and parental support. Beaven focuses on helping parents build stronger relationships with their children. In addition to coaching one-on-one with clients, Beaven runs parenting workshops, speaks on a variety of topics relevant to parenting, is a regular guest on local news stations, and hosts The 3D Parent Podcast. In addition to The 3D Parent, Beaven is often found on the stage performing in local regional theater, singing, and spending time with family. After hearing Beaven talk about her son, Scooter, coming out to her on her podcast, The 3D Parent, I asked her if she and her son would be open to her sharing this story and journey on the SMA. I am so grateful they both said yes. This conversation is so important and so beautiful. I’m truly honored that Scooter gave consent for his mom to share this with you. Listen in to hear Beaven share: Why all parents should prepare for their child’s potential coming out The story of her son coming out at age 12 What she did well and what she flubbed up in the initial coming out conversation with her son How she apologized and owned her missteps - and how all parents can better model apologizing skills How her son’s peers reacted to his coming out Why you should trust your child’s instincts around their sexual orientation and their coming out process How she’s navigating son’s sexual orientation within her Catholic community What it was like attending PrideFest after her son came out Links mentioned: Sign Up for my Purposeful & Profitable Podcasting Workshop Connect with Beaven: The 3D Parent Lounge Beaven on IG: The 3D Parent Lounge Beaven on FB: The 3D Parent Lounge Private Membership Community on FB: The 3D Parent Lounge Thank you to our sponsor: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Mutabazi is an international advocate for vulnerable communities and children. He is a regional manager for World Vision, a keynote speaker, and the founder and creator of Now I Am Known. He believes every child and young person, especially the forgotten, neglected, or abused, deserves to be celebrated; seen, heard, and known. Peter is a single dad who has fostered 13 kids and adopted 1 (so far). When he's not speaking or advocating for others, he enjoys running, skiing, and spending time with his kids and his new puppy Simba. Peter has lived a remarkable life and is building an incredible legacy. I’m so honored to share his story on the show. Grab a tissue. You’re in for a treat. Listen in to hear Peter share: His experience growing up in an extremely abusive family in Uganda How he ran away at age 10 to live on the street - and never returned home His special relationship with his mother How the kindness of one stranger changed the course of his life and helped him see himself as a human being for the first time What inspired him to start fostering children How he ended up adopting one of his foster children - in spite of trying not to get attached to the children he fosters How he connects with and holds empathy for the biological moms of the kids he fosters The importance of BEING KNOWN, especially if you’ve been forgotten Links mentioned: Connect with Peter: Now I am Known Peter on YouTube: Now I am Known Peter on IG Peter on FB: Foster Dad Flipper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This time 5 years ago I had just started listening to podcasts. I was inspired and challenged by so many things I learned from the mentors I invited into my ears. I was soaking so many new opportunities for learning and growth. Within a few months, I would decide that I wanted to start my own podcast… someday…. I figured it would take me many months, if not a year or so to get a show off the ground. However, when I shared this dream with another podcaster, the momentum began and I had a show up and running within a matter of 8 weeks. WHOA. I didn’t expect it to happen so fast at all. But my podcaster friend was quick to remind me that there is no reason to wait to share your message or your mission with the world. He was so right. I know there are mamas who tune into me twice a week religiously who think, “Mayyyybe someday I’ll start my own podcast.” Maybe that someday is now??? Podcasting has changed my life in some very profound ways. It has afforded me opportunities for impact and growth that I never saw coming. I has allowed me to build beautiful and deeply profound client relationships, upgrade my entrepreneurial skills (and income), make ridiculously awesome new friends and colleagues, and redefine what I stand for and where I am going. Podcasting can do the same for you. Listen in to hear how podcasting has changed my life and can change yours too. Links mentioned: Join my Purposeful & Profitable Podcasting Workshop Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a mother, educator, businesswoman, and household manager, Nicole Adams leverage’s her life experiences, dual masters degrees, and 15 years of Fortune 100 human resources expertise to assist working parents in increasing their confidence, capability, and fulfillment in their career and life. Using a combination of therapeutic and business acumen tactics, Nicole partners with individuals and companies to provide coaching, workshops, events, and custom programs to create deeper support and engagement. Nicole told me she wanted to come on the show to talk about her motherhood mission statement and I thought this would fit so well with all the talk we’ve been having around core values recently. I love the idea of having a motherhood mission statement and hope you’ll create your own after listening to this conversation with Nicole. Listen in to hear Nicole share: The impact a road trip from Seattle to South America had on her identity How creating a personal mission statement shifted her sense of self and identity How she recognized her loss of identity in motherhood - and then rebuilt it How to create your own Motherhood Mission Statement The two things she wishes she did differently when she became a mom (her advice to new moms!) The importance of letting your mission statement grow and evolve over time Links mentioned: Connect with Nicole Instagram: Cambia_NW Cambia NW Facebook: CambiaNW Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your voice is a gift and a tool. It is the bridge between your brilliance and your impact. To use it is to change the world. To quiet it is to withhold one of your biggest assets from the world. The world needs your voice - because with your voice comes a perspective and a power that can shift how others see things. Your voice has the power to change minds and missions and policy. And when you use your voice you grant others permission to use theirs. How will you use your voice in the remaining critical months of 2020? Will you set firm boundaries with others so you can stop wasting your precious energy on those who do not deserve the best parts of you? Will you start a podcast (yes, please) or a blog or a memoir? Will you run for office or step into a leadership position in your community (YES, PLEASE)? How will you build the bridge between your brilliance and your impact during this critical time? Links mentioned: Get on the WaitList for my podcast workshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaclyn Mellone helps experts exponentially grow their business by becoming the Go-To Authority in their space. She is a coach, strategist, Keynote speaker, mama, guac lover, and host of the Go-To Gal podcast! She helps her clients get out of their own way, package their expertise to scale, position themselves as the go-to authority, and have their dream clients and opportunities landing on their lap! Her signature approach combines restructuring her clients business models, reframing their mindset, and revamping their marketing so that they become the go-to authority from the inside out. Jaclyn supports experts at all stages from freelancer to global brands! She has spoken at marketing conferences around the US, grown her social media channels to total over 50K followers, and has been featured in Entrepreneur, Yahoo Finance, Reader’s Digest, Parents, Well + Good, and in dozens of podcasts and radio appearances. Jaclyn has proudly built the Go-To Gal empire in her slippers from her living room in Rochester, NY while raising two babies. Listen in to hear Jaclyn share: The impact of helping her dad start a business in 2004 How strength comes from vulnerability, not showing up as your strongest self Her journey into motherhood as the mother of a preemie How she managed emotions by not letting herself experience them - and then realized this was harmful How she practices embracing feelings knowing that her personality type is prone to avoiding emotion Be ok with your feelings being uncomfortable and inconvenient 4 practical tips to practice feeling hard feelings Links mentioned: Connect with Jaclyn: Jaclyn Mellone Jaclyn on IG Go To Gal on IG FB group for Go To Gal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A member of Tenacious Mamas (my business and leadership mastermind group) recently shared with us that she was feeling stuck - without a sense of direction or much clarity around her goals. These feelings of stuckness and perhaps even confusion around stuckness are so common given what we have all been through this year. Things have been unpredictable for many months now and will continue to be so for many more months. This leads us to feel like we lack control and direction, which makes it hard to connect to a sense of purpose and specific goals. So, how can we keep moving forward? The answer lies in who you’re spending time with, how you’re spending time alone (yes, you need to be spending a little time alone - which may feel nearly impossible in COVID times), and what thought patterns you’re making space for. Links mentioned: Tenacious Mamas Interest: [email protected] Get my 15 Minute Manifest: shamelessmom.com/15mm SMA Episode 462 with Jasmine Bradshaw: How To Talk To Your Kids About Race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonya Coleman is owner of Soiree-Event Design™, a full-service event planning, styling, and graphic design studio and founder of The Partypreneurs School of Party Planning™, a course & coaching program that teaches new and aspiring party planners how to transform their hobby into a money-making business. She is a busy wife and mom of 5 and after over 20 years as a small business owner, she is all about that entrepreneurial life! She has worked with many businesses, brands, and celebrities over the years and is humbled to do what she loves EVERY DAY! She most recently launched The Partypreneurs™ 101 SQUAD - her signature membership program inside the Partypreneurs School of Party Planning™ which brings all of her Partypreneurs™ 101 courses, products and coaching programs all under one roof at an affordable price so MORE women can follow in her footsteps of creating the business you love, making real money so you can create the lifestyle you want. Tonya and I are friends from a past mastermind group. Recently, I watched (via Facebook) as her daughter teenage Faith stood up as an activist in her community, resulting in getting on the TODAY show. When Tonya and I talked about her coming on the show, I knew I wanted to ask her about Faith’s badassery. Prepare yourself - Faith’s story is going to blow you away! Listen in to hear Tonya share: How Faith was censored at school - and how she spoke up, stood up, and organized a protest to support Black history and denounce censorship How Faith chose to show up after George Floyd’s death - resulting in getting on the Today show Faith’s lesson to “just throw the rock” to start to create ripples of impact How she cultivated confidence and built something from nothing by showing up as the person she wanted to become Her motto around “don’t let the defeats define you” Why it’s ok to turn a fun hobby into a business (it’s ok to make money doing fun things!) Links mentioned: Join Tonya’s Partypreneurs™ 101 SQUAD by Sept 1 with this special discount: | Discount Code: SQUADFOUNDER Tonya’s The Partypreneurs™ School of Party Planning Connect with Tonya: Soiree Event Design Tonya on Facebook: SoireeEventDesignStudio Tonya on Instagram: Soiree Event Design Tonya on Pinterest: Soiree Events Thank you to our sponsor: Care.com: To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/SHAMELESSMOM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katherine Winter-Sellery is the CEO of the Conscious Parenting Revolution and co-creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict-resolution skills to communicating more effectively with children and adults. Through her workshops, books, and her three TEDx talks, she has taught thousands of parents (and educators, social workers, medical professionals, and anyone else needing to converse with 5-year-olds or 17-year-olds, or even 85-year-olds!) in a half dozen countries and cultures to minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs, and communicate with more collaboration, cooperation, and consideration. Her methods positively influence relationships for generations. She created and chaired the 2019 National Summit on Mental Health and Mental Fitness, a conference on the intersection of science, medicine, faith, and politics and their impacts on mental wellness that culminated in the nation’s largest-ever group meditation. Katherine, a trained mediator, is passionate about people’s abilities to transcend their past trauma, current dysfunction, and ongoing negative self-talk to create more collaborative and supportive environments in their homes, offices, and families. Listen in to hear Katherine share: What COVID has been like for her as her third pandemic after living in Hong Kong for 30 years The significance of the relationship between breathing and emotions The difference between conscious and unconscious parenting and the impacts of both Why we need to deeply understand that we are the catalyst, not the cause, of other people’s feelings Why you might want to reconsider your use of rewards & punishments in parenting How the use of rewards & punishments lead to retaliation, rebellion and resistance Why obedience and compliance a dangerous goal in parenting The truth about self esteem and where most of us get our self esteem Links mentioned: LAST DAY: Sign up for Construct Your Core Values Workshop Watch Katherine’s TED talks: Surviving & Transcending Unconscious Parenting The Rebellion is Here - We Created It, We Can Solve It From overriding my inner knowing to trusting myself Connect with Katherine: Conscious Parenting Revolution Katherine on FB: Conscious Parenting Revolution Katherine on IG: Katherine winter Sellery Katherine on LinkedIn: Katherine Sellery Join Katherine’s next Conscious Parenting Revolution group with a discount: Ebook | Discount Code: PODCAST20 Free ebook: 7 Strategies to Keep Your Relationship with Your Kids from Hitting the Boiling Point Thank you to our sponsor: Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larissa Maloney is a former professional beach volleyball player and owns an online fitness and wellness company that serves both home school and brick and mortar school families! Active Kids 2.0 specializes in kids classes(boxing, karate, yoga, cheer, gymnastics, ballet, jazz, hip-hop dance, toddler time, strength, cardio, and many more!) She’s a kid fitness equality advocate as well as a mental health and human rights advocate! Listen in to hear Larissa share: How she is stepping up to #sharethemic during this cultural revolution The specific steps she’s taking to take care of herself as a black female leader, advocate, and mom during this time How she has experienced racism throughout her life, often as the only black child and young woman in white spaces What microaggressions are and the ones she has experienced repeatedly The deeply painful experience she had as a college freshman, experiencing loud and blatant racism, without any allies supporting her Specific steps you can take to be a better ally The debates she has been having with other moms about anxiety in parenting white kids vs black kids The super successful company she built in the pandemic to keep kids active in the most fun and engaging ways Links mentioned: Enroll in my Construct Your Core Values Workshop: shamelessmom.com/values Save on your Active Kids 2.0 membership: activekids2.com | code: SHAMELESSMOM10 Larissa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/larissa.maloney/ Active Kids 2.0 on IG: https://www.instagram.com/activekids2.0/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActiveKids2.0/, https://www.facebook.com/larissawitherspoon Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you know your core values, you can make decisions with ease, peace, clarity, and power. This is so freeing if you’re someone who has long struggled with analysis paralysis or decision fatigue. How would it feel if you had a ton of clarity around what you want to say YES to and what you want to say NO to? How would it feel if you could confidently express yourself without worrying about what others might think? How would it feel to clearly understand and own who you are becoming as a woman, leader, mom, partner? This would all feel so freeing and liberating right? The key to creating and defining your core values is in asking yourself 3 simple questions. If you can think through these 3 questions, all the sudden so many answers will become clear, if not obvious for you. I have been working on these 3 questions for about 5 years now and I have way less analysis paralysis when I’m making decisions. I worry so much less about other peoples’ opinions. And I can truly see exactly how I show up as a leader in all the different roles in my life. THIS IS POWER. Listen in to learn these 3 questions and how to use them in your life to create and define your core values. Links mentioned: Enroll in my Construct Your Core Values Workshop Ep 455: 3 Steps To Create Core Values You Can Confidently Commit To Thank you to our sponsors: Margaret M: Margaret M’s offer to SHAMELESS listeners: 25% off by using the promo code: SHAMELESS25. Just go to margaretm.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Makayla Ervin is a Brand Activation Strategist specializing in personal brand development and authentic relationship marketing strategies. As a visionary leader with a knack for bringing ideas to life, her calling is helping you create the business of your dreams without sacrificing your life to the hustle. As a retired photographer turned business coach, workshop leader, community builder, and entrepreneur extraordinaire - Makayla’s best days are spent in the sunshine with her 2 blonde headed boys and handsome husband before getting down to business and guiding women like YOU into greatness. Listen in to hear Makayla share: What your brand really is - yes, you have one even if you don’t know it and even if you don’t have your own business How you are constantly building your brand, for better or worse - especially right now The misinterpretation of mom owned businesses - and how we paint ourselves into our own corners The unlearning she went through to shift her identity from mompreneur to strategist When and why you should listen inward (vs googling) for answers The one question to ask yourself when you’re shifting your identity and brand Links mentioned: Register for our Construct Your Core Values Workshop My website - Makayla Ervin My Instagram - Mrs. Makayla Ervin My Brand Authority Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you know your AQ? AQ is a new(ish) way to measure how adaptable you are. You are probably familiar with IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient). AQ rounds out this trio, measuring your ability to adapt to and thrive in an environment of change. So, here’s the cool thing… Moms ROCK when it comes to AQ. Because motherhood makes even the most Type A, perfectionistic control freak (like me!) more adaptable. Annnnd, COVID if boosting your AQ #everydamnday - because have you ever had to be more adaptable??? I just started learning about AQ, but I’m so intrigued by this measure and how moms can use it to gain power in our communities. Tune in to learn why your AQ matters, your personal AQ score, and specific steps to boost your AQ. Links mentioned: Register for our Construct Your Core Values Workshop Nancy Kane article: How Adaptable Are You? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joyce Shulman is a serial entrepreneur, idea junkie, addicted skier, and recovering attorney. As the founder and CEO of Macaroni Kid, she helped build a multi-million dollar media company that delivers hyper-local, community-focused content geared for moms in more than 570 communities across the US and Canada. Her decade of work with moms revealed two of the most pervasive challenges facing moms today: moms are lonely and are confronting a health and wellness crisis. Through extensive research and her own personal experiences, Joyce discovered that walking is magic for moms, and recently founded 99 Walks, a company on a mission to get a million moms moving. Listen in to hear Joyce share: The data that shows us the significance of the current loneliness epidemic and how it deeply impacts our physical health The impact of motherhood on high achieving women The health and wellness crisis facing moms specifically The beauty and benefits of walking on your physical and emotional health Her book, 99 Walks, that will inspire you through taking 99 walks to reconnect with yourself Using walking as a gateway to rediscover your truest identity Creative ways to use walking as COVID therapy - alone or with others Links mentioned: Get the Book: Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks That Will Change Your Life Connect with Joyce: 99walks.fit Joyce on IG: @joyce.r.shulman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I know I’m not the only one who has experienced a massive regression into reactive tendencies during this wild season of life... Look, I pride myself on being proactive instead of reactive. I coach on this. I thought I had it LOCKED DOWN. But, throw me into a pandemic and a cultural revolution and, well, I’m often finding myself more reactive than I’d like AND feeling like my reactions are more emotionally charged than ever. Just me? Something I’ve been testing lately - with much constraint, because it is not coming easily or naturally, is using a proactive pause before allowing myself to react in a situation where I might be tempted to be less than my best self. I can tell you these proactive pauses have given me so much more power and perspective each day - in the way I parent, the way I frame my day, the way I show up for conversations - all of it. Listen in to learn 4 ways you can integrate proactive pauses into your daily life to gain power, manage emotion, and get what you want & need out each day. Links mentioned: Get on the Tenacious Mamas Wait List: [email protected] Get my free 15 Minute Manifest: shamelessmom.com/15mm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jasmine Bradshaw is a researcher, educator, and podcaster who truly believes that creating a more loving, inclusive, and just society starts within the sacred walls of our homes. Her podcast, First Name Basis, exists to give parents the tools they need to teach their children about race, religion, and culture. Her community makes parents feel empowered and gives them the confidence they need to create lasting change in their sphere of influence. I have been binging Jasmine’s show since we first met online a few months ago. She is a truly talented and generous educator. I am so grateful for her work and really delighted to share this conversation with my community. I think you’ll learn a lot and I really hope you’ll invest in Jasmine’s work by subscribing to her show and joining her Patreon membership. Listen in to hear Jasmine share: Why and how race exists as a social construct How to have early conversations about race and skin tone with your kids How to lay the groundwork for conversations about race in order to have deeper, more difficult conversations with kids as they get older How to talk to your child’s school about their efforts toward diversity and inclusion How to talk to your child’s school about the versions of American history they teach How to be a better anti racist in order to teach your children to be anti racists How you can move from good intentions to confident action in your anti racism work Links mentioned: Connect with Jasmine: Firstnamebasis.org Jasmine on IG: @firstname.basis Join Jasmine’s Patreon: patreon.com/firstnamebasis Teaching Tolerance Resources: https://www.tolerance.org/ Thank you to our sponsors: Magic Spoon: Go to magicspoon.com/SMA to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code SMA at checkout to get free shipping. Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two weeks ago, Glennon Doyle Zoom bombed a Momentum Mamas meeting while we were talking about her book, Untamed. To say we were surprised and delighted would be a huge understatement. I was almost speechless. And sweating profusely. She was everything I hoped she would be: funny, humble, raw, brutally honest, and wise as hell. She spoke about why the pain must come before the rising and how revelations make necessary space for revolutions. While I have never shared our membership conversations on the show before, I decided to share this conversation because I know we all need a little more Glennon in our lives right now. Listen to this conversation. Get Untamed. BE THE CHEETAH. Thank you to our sponsors: Blinkist: Go to Blinkist.com/SHAMELESS try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elizabeth is a Shameless Mom and a Business Scaling Strategist who mentors impact-driven entrepreneurs in scaling their influence, income, and time freedom without having to trade time for money or values for the vision. She's fiercely passionate about helping go-getters build the business that aligns with their purpose and their dreams. After building two 7 figure businesses and having the privilege of working with hundreds and hundreds of entrepreneurs, she now runs her businesses and hosts her podcast, Scaling Up, from the rolling hills of her hobby farm with her three little kids and husband as she practices what she preaches - working hard to have the freedom to truly live! Through her online courses, podcast, full immersion workshops, mastermind, mentorships, and speaking engagements, Elizabeth lives to show her students, clients, and the people she encounters what's truly possible. Listen in to hear Elizabeth share: Her lifestyle raising 3 little ones on her hobby farm How the workforce has changed over the last 3 generations and what we can learn from this massive evolution The difference between flowing in the wind and setting your sails to make time work in your favor How her health journey woke her up in all areas of her life The mistakes women are making in crafting their visions (and maybe their vision board too!) Why you must get granular with your goal Why you need to stop asking “What do I want to do?” and start asking, “Who do I want to become?” The inaccurate and unsustainable expectation of work/life balance in motherhood What the unsexy day to day chipping away at your dreams truly looks like Links mentioned: [TIME SENSITIVE] Join Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/momentum Connect with Elizabeth: elizabethhartke.com Elizabeth’s Guide to Becoming: elizabeth-hartke.mykajabi.com/become Get on Elizabeth’s Course Wait List: elizabeth-hartke.mykajabi.com/su-course-waitlist Podcast: Scaling Up: https://elizabethhartke.com/podcast Elizabeth on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizhartke/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you lost your mojo? The world is so uncertain right now and there is no end in sight. Around us we see people losing steam and losing hope. People are sitting down. I want to lovingly challenge you to STAY STANDING. Keep moving forward. Even if your steps are barely measurable. Any step forward is a step forward, no matter the size. And a step forward keeps you in momentum, which is key when things are hard. The world can't afford for you to sit down. We can't afford for you to quit dreaming. We need you to keep going. Our country needs you to keep going. Your community needs you to keep going. Your family needs you to keep going. Keep dreaming even if the dream has shifted. Keep dreaming even if the timeline toward your dreams is totally unknown. Keep dreaming even if your dreams feel a little silly or trivial or insignificant. It is our dreaming that keeps our spirits up, our heads and hearts engaged, and our souls on fire. You need your dreams now more than ever before. If you're struggling right now, here are a few steps you can take to keep showing up for your dreams: Own what is working and what you do have control over Set some dreamy 3 year goals Make space to be quiet and creative #everydamnday Connect with other women who are still standing and in staying in momentum I’m not going to watch you let your dreams die. STAND UP. If you need someone to hold your hand, I got you. Links mentioned: [TIME SENSITIVE] Enroll in Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/momentum Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This show contains explicit content. Heather Siegel is the author of the award-winning, coming-of-age memoir, OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD. Her newest work, THE KING & THE QUIRKY: A Memoir of Love, Marriage, Domesticity, Feminism, and Self was just released. Heather was named a semifinalist for the Kore Press 2018 Memoir Award. Her creative nonfiction has appeared on popular sites like Scary Mommy, as well as Salon.com, The Flexible Persona, and Entrophy Magazine. She holds an MFA from The New School University, and lives on Long Island where she teaches academic and creative writing for local colleges and continuing education programs. Listen in to hear Heather share: Her story of growing up in a basement with her funeral director father while her mother was missing What compelled her to write a memoir and share her story How she lost her hard edges in order to fall into a love narrative she never believed in Whether or not we should teach our children the “true love” narrative The three legs or the true love triangle: Erotisim, romance, companionship and whether or not we can have all three for the lifespan of our marriage How to find your way back to relationships and your own identity outside marriage and motherhood How feminism and motherhood and being a SAHM intersect Links mentioned: Get on the Waitlist for Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/waitlist Connect with Heather: heathersiegel.net Thank you to our sponsors: Blinkist: Go to Blinkist.com/SHAMELESS try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. EveryPlate: Get 3 weeks of EveryPlate meals for only $2.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code shameless3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if the beauty of a revolution is that you don’t get to “go back to normal” afterward? Living through a pandemic and a cultural revolution in the same few month period has caused a massive shift. A much needed shift, in so many ways. A shift that is providing hope - if we commit to doing better moving forward. This is not to say there have not been losses and traumas to grieve during this time. The losses have been profound. But, there has also been new levels of awareness and conscientiousness. There has been large scale growth in knowledge and perspective. Many have tremendously expanded their capacity for compassion and empathy, as well as their commitment to being change makers. Glennon Doyle talks about “the Knowing” in her new book, Untamed. Our Knowing is this deep sense inside ourselves that we must learn to listen to if we want to live in alignment with our core values, if we want to do better. We are in a time when we are expanding our Knowing in deep and powerful ways. And this Knowing is leading us to more doing and better doing. Glennon is known for her saying, “First the pain, then the rising.” I want to add to that - first the Knowing, then the doing. As we know more and Know more deeply, we can take action. We have more power. Our voices become louder. We move through the phases of Knowing > Growing > Doing. So, we don’t get to go back. Thankfully. We get to Know, Grow, and Do so much better as we move forward. Listen in to learn 4 essential questions you can ask yourself as you commit to doing better moving forward. Links mentioned: Join my FREE Shine Like A Mother workshop on July 15th: shamelessmom.com/shine Thank you to our sponsor: Magic Spoon: Go to magicspoon.com/SMA to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code SMA at checkout to get free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices