If you’re a long-time listener of the show, you’ll know that one of my soapboxes is about the self-help and self-development industry being minimized because it’s often women leading this type of work. That’s why understanding the overlap between coaching and the science behind it makes for an incredibly powerful
My guest this week is an expert on both self-care and women’s mental health, so her insight on this topic is invaluable. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is a psychiatrist who specializes in helping high-achieving women who appear to have it all together stop struggling internally. She’s a NY Times Contributor and she recently wrote a powerful new book, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included).
Dr. Marisa G. Franco is a professor, speaker, psychologist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help you Make and Keep Friends. She’s here to share her mission and research on evening out the hierarchy between romantic and platonic love, and to show you how to develop, cultivate, and appreciate friendships in your life.
This week, you’re hearing part one of my conversation with my partner, also known to many of you as The Gentleman Consort. I asked for your relationship questions on Instagram, so we’re sitting down together to answer some of the most commonly asked ones here on the podcast.
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I lift weights with a trainer twice a week. I’ve been learning so much from getting in the habit of weightlifting, and it’s given me a way to think about how my brain works, how new neural patterns form,
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. How do we meet this kind of challenge, from a coaching/thought work perspective? Today is a day of mourning for anyone who cares about human autonomy and freedom. This ruling is a violation of the rights of anyone who can get pregnant, and in keeping with a long history of patriarchal control over women/childbearing bodies. As usual, the burden will be worse for people of color, disabled people, poor people, and anyone else living in a marginalized identity or a retrogressive state.
