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Conversation Starters: How to Go From Small Talk to Deeper Connection
Dinner party conversations can be awkward if there isn’t a guided way to get through them, or if you don’t have experience with small talk. Here are two conversation starters that help break the ice and change the dynamic at a family dinner, group meeting, or more.
Third Trimester Pregnancy Anxiety—the Good, Bad, and Hard
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Doing Less in Business — Episode #082 With Co-Host Cary Fortin (The Friendship Series)
In planning for my second pregnancy, I thought about designing a business in Startup Pregnant that would serve my life: I got strategic about doing less.
Loving Yourself, Mental Health, Starting a Business — Episode #078 With Mason Aid
Learning to love yourself is a process, and for Mason Aid, it began when they came out as gender queer. Mason joins me to share their parenting journey.
Mantras for Birth (and Life)
This year, I’ve been playing around with more mantras and affirmations, or words of encouragement that I repeat to myself. By consciously choosing the words we use, I think we can gently encourage ourselves in new directions. I share some of my more personal mantras I’ve been mulling on as I go into the tender space of welcoming a new person into our lives, on the precipice of giving birth again.
Create a Systems Manual and Operating Best Practices for Your Family — Episode #074 With Renée Warren
Renée Warren applied a business philosophy to her home life by holding meetings and setting goals based on their values. And that changed everything.
How to Work Through a Tough Problem With a 4 Step Journaling Process — Episode #072
If you’re chewing on a tough problem, journaling is one way to move forward. Today I share my 4-step process of journaling for clarity.
Depressed, Pregnant, and Unemployed, and Finding Meditation — Episode #071 With Anna Gannon
Anna Gannon was 7½ months pregnant when she lost her job. To combat her worries, Anna committed to 30 days of meditation. Listen to hear what she learned.
Leaning Into the Power of Sisterhood, Personal Leadership, and How Sharing Changes Shame — Episode #069 With Nisha Moodley
Nisha Moodley came to understand the power of sisterhood by accident. Since then, Nisha’s work has come to focus on the power of women in groups.
The Learning Curve
The first time I tried to navigate a stroller into a coffee shop, I was at the wrong coffee shop. I say that because the coffee shop had a step in front of it, and everyone looked like they thought I was evil to have a stroller with me. Also, I had no idea what I was doing. Needless to say, it didn’t go that well.
When Motherhood Breaks You: Rediscovering Yourself and Your Artistic Voice as a Mother — Ep #067 with Peng Scheerer
Can you be a mother and retain your artistic spirit? Peng Scheerer joins us to discuss the challenges with parenting while pursuing a career as an artist.
Morning Routines — Episode #066
There is a lot of noise on the interwebs around creating the perfect morning routine. But here’s the thing about being a parent: There is no such thing as ‘routine.’ The demands placed on you by the tiny human in your life are ever-changing, and every morning looks vastly different from the one before.
Turning Inwards: Vulnerability
Two things happened to remind me that my body is changing, yet again, and I’m tilting into the third trimester: First, on an innocuous Thursday, as I was stepping out of the shower, I failed to lift my food up high enough to step over the bath edge. My foot caught in the shower curtain, a tangle of filmy plastic sheeting and soap suds, and I ripped a hole in our shower curtain. Then, on a walk in the woods with a friend, I went down. Pregnancy, for me, has brought with it a heightened sense of vulnerability and fear, especially in the last trimester.
Mental Health Toolkit — Episode #064
Pregnancy and parenting present a brand-new set of challenges, so having a mental health toolkit handy is essential to navigating this new phase of life.
Why Listening Well Is More Important Than Giving Advice
It’s fun to brainstorm, to be clever, to solve things. There’s a smattering of satisfaction associated with this—at least for me—because it feels good to solve things. It feels so good, in fact, that I notice sometimes I interrupt, break in, or try to solve something before we’ve even gotten to the root of the question. In our lives, it’s easy to jump right in and propose solutions before we even understand the scope of what’s happening. The trouble is, how do we know that our advice is what really needs to be said? Here’s how and why to listen, instead.
What Is a Mastermind and Should You Join One?
One of the hard parts of being an entrepreneur is the psychological weight of being the key decision-maker. Every decision and metric depends on you. Figuring out how to organize your time, stay accountable, and make everything happen without losing your mind is a real challenge. I don’t say this lightly: Not having people to talk to and bounce ideas around with can be one of the hardest parts of starting your own business. For that reason, many entrepreneurs I know turn to mastermind accountability groups to help them stay focused and successful. But what exactly is a mastermind and why are they so important? Here’s what they are, how they’re structured, and how it works.
Why to Join a Mastermind (and How to Start Your Own) — Episode #060
There is a lot of cultural pressure to figure it all out on your own, but you don’t have to. You can build communities of people around you and support each other in the decision-making process. Listen in to hear the benefits of joining (or starting!) your own mastermind group.
Differences Of Opinions — #058
Put two people in a room together for any length of time, and you’re going to encounter differences of opinion. Engage in any partnership—business, personal or parent-child—and differing experiences will eventually manifest a misalignment of wants and needs. So how can we meet in the middle?
Starting a Company While Pregnant: Product, Tech, and Iterating Forward — Episode #057 With Michele Hansen
When Michele Hansen and her husband started planning for the birth of their daughter, they quickly realized that the high cost of daycare—a whopping $24K per year—was going to require an additional income stream.
Startups, Sane Hours and the Beauty of Choice — Episode #055 With Laura Roeder
People will tell you that the early days of your startup will require 80-hour work weeks, that you won’t see your friends and family. But here’s the thing: You always have a choice. Learn how Laura Roeder of Meet Edgar created work that fit her life, not the other way around.
Connection, Friendship and Kindred Spirits — Episode #054
If you’re busy with work, busy with your kids, busy with life—it can be tough to prioritize friendship. Today, we’re sharing the two scripts I’ve designed for reestablishing friendships. I explain why it’s important to ask for specific advice and approach the practice with sincerity.
Masterminds, Creative Risks and the Fuck It List — Episode #053 With Alex Jamieson
If you’re having trouble identifying your strengths and values, Alex Jamieson has your back. The creator of The Fuck It List, she flips the script and guides you in replacing the bad stuff in your life with a positive alternative, crafting a life focused on what you truly care about.
Within Your Control: An Exercise — Episode #048
Feeling like we can’t control the outcomes can often leave us stranded, without motivation or, not surprisingly, angry. How can we reframe those goals to reflect the things we can control? And make peace with the fact that we did everything we could, even if it doesn’t work out?
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