Podcast Episodes

Evolutionarily speaking, our brains are always scanning for what seems normal in our environment because it signals safety to us. So, obsessing over how many friends you have, or the kind of romantic relationship you want, or your size and weight in comparison to those around you is what our brains have been trained to focus on. But what if conformity and being “normal” doesn’t actually mean safety?

Brenda Lomeli is a Master Certified life coach and holistic nutritionist who helps powerhouse women know exactly how to get what they want and feel confident doing so. Brenda and I went through master coach training together, and while we’ve endeavored down different paths with our business, we both have the same mission of empowering women and helping them feel unstoppable.

Whether you never think about setting big goals for yourself, or you land on the opposite end of the spectrum where you swim in perfectionist thinking about the overnight changes you’ll make in your life, I guarantee doing this work will illuminate thoughts about the goal that aren’t serving you and shift your mindset about the process of getting there.

We often decide we’re going to lose weight, take up creative hobbies, get better at money management, and so on, only to fall back into our old routines shortly after we decide to make these positive changes in our lives. On this episode, I’m helping you turn the tide of the making and keeping resolutions process.

Does saying no to a simple request feel challenging to you? Women especially are socialized from birth to avoid other people being displeased with them, and so if saying no feels difficult, this is not a trivial issue. We need to learn how to say no with confidence and strength, and this is what we’re diving into today.

If you somehow don’t already know who she is, Stacey is a Master Certified life coach who teaches coaches how to sell and make money. I invited her to come on to the podcast to have a chat about our brains and to share some of the most profound lessons that we’ve learned from each other.