Learning to coach yourself is the secret to life. It’s a skill that will make anything you want in your life possible, and I believe that, in some ways, it’s as transformative as core skills like reading or writing. However, just like learning to read or write, mastering the self-coaching process doesn’t happen overnight.
This week, I’m excited for you to meet some of my Advanced Certification in Feminist Coaching graduates. They’re here to share what feminist coaching means to them, and how learning to coach or provide therapy from a feminist lens has changed the way they show up in their businesses.
This week, I’m speaking with America’s leading personal finance expert, Farnoosh Torabi. As a veteran financial writer who started in the personal finance world over 20 years ago, multi-bestselling author, former CNBC host, and creator of the Webby-nominated podcast So Money, Farnoosh has become one of the country’s favorite go-to money experts.
On part two of this mini-series on the feminist marriage brain, you’ll hear how I’m contemplating marriage, and the ambivalence that can surface in doing this kind of work. I’m sharing why the decision to get married can bring up complicated feelings, how it’s impossible to completely desocialize our brains, and why this isn’t the problem you might think it is.
This week, you’re hearing the first of a two-part mini-series on what I’ve noticed about our socialization and participation in patriarchal structures such as engagements and marriage. On this episode, I’m sharing the history of the practice of engagement, how it’s shaping our experience of it today, and why women sometimes face disappointment as it relates to their engagement expectations.
My guest this week is one of my favorite coaches and a graduate of ACFC. Jamie Lee is a triple-certified executive coach who helps smart women who hate office politics get promoted and paid better by blending the best of practical neuroscience and mutual-benefit negotiation principles. She’s all about helping women accelerate their leadership and advance their careers by advocating for what they want, and she’s here to share her framework with us.