This episode puts several of our past episodes together and they feature Brene Brown, Terri Cole, Emily & Amelia Nagoski, Jay Shetty, Dr. Ilene Cohen, and my friends, Sheila, Toni & Cynde. We’ve got some real badasses in the house!! Let’s break the overdoing cycle!   Mentioned in the Episode:   Ep. 47, Tis the Season for Overdoing: What Brene Brown and Cory Muscara Have to Say! Ep. 16, Part 2 of Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart, How Do The Emotions of Stress and Overwhelm relate to Leadership. Ep. 40, Book Discussion with Tony Morris: Burnout, The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski Ep. 71, Ugh…People Pleasing – Let’s Talk with Dr. Ilene S. Cohen, Author of: When It’s Never About You Ep. 41, A Discussion About Mindfulness with Cynde Denson and the book, Ditching Imposter Syndrome, by Clare Josa   Ep. 39, Be A Terri Cole Boundary Boss in Training, Too!   Ep. 56, Love, Kindness, & Leadership: Checking with Brene Brown & Jay Shetty.   More About:   Sheila Whitescorn Sheila Whitescorn is an Intuitive Life Coach, Psychic Medium, and Energy Healer. She aims to help spiritually minded entrepreneurs align with their purpose by releasing energetic blocks to achieve a more authentic, fulfilling, soul-led life. Before transitioning to coaching, she began her career in Social Work, leading to a successful internal Communication career for Fortune 500 Companies. She is an Atmana Academy graduate with a dual certification in Traditional and Intuitive Life Coaching. Additionally, she is trained as a Usui Reiki Master and certified in Angelic Healing and Chakra Healing. Ways you can contact Sheila: Link Tree: Linktr.ee/sheila.a.whitescorn, IG: https://www.instagram.com/SheilaWhitescorn   Toni Morris Toni has served in leadership roles over the last 25+ years. Her experience spans a wide range including new start-up businesses, executive/operations, employee/ physician engagement, organization strategy development, training, consumer/patient experience. Currently, Toni is a consultant who focuses on projects that drive leadership development, employee engagement and teamwork. She is also a professional coach and is working on two new books- one is a sequel to her first book and the other is a book about the critical role connection plays in successful leadership.    Cynde Denson A dedicated lifelong learner, Cynde is a Certified Kripalu Yoga, Vinyasa Instructor, Mindfulness Teacher, Leadership Facilitator and a Co-Active® Coach. She also holds multiple certifications in leadership, productivity and the DISC system of behavioral styles. Throughout 30 years of teaching contemplative and leadership skills, she has navigated the terrain of practicing and teaching many styles of yoga and meditation while balancing a demanding corporate career and personal life, fraught with inevitable difficulties. Her passion is sharing the power of these practices to transform the quality of our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. You can reach Cynde at www.cyndedenson.com and access her meditation links at https://cyndedenson.com/audio-%26-video-resources. Dr. Ilene Ilene S. Cohen, Ph.D., is a licensed marriage and family therapist, author, and mother of two young girls. She is one of the most respected voices in the psychology of people-pleasing and navigating the difficulty of living an intentional life while trying to maintain fulfilling relationships. She is the author of 6 books, which have received awards and 5-star ratings from her readers. Ways you can contact Dr.Ilene: Website www.doctorilene.com IG: @doctorilene Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorilene/     How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

With Giving Tuesday around the corner, we wanted to spotlight some of organizations we’ve had on our podcast which you may want to consider for your giving. If you’re inclined to give to them, you’ll find all links to their donation pages below.   Mentioned in the Episode:  Ep. 7, Girl Scouts  Ep. 27, Lazarex Foundation  Ep. 68, Mothers’ Day Movement Ep. 31, Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina & Apex Liberal Ladies Ep 98, Daughters Are Special (Giving Canvas)   Ways to Donate: Girl Scouts Note: While this episode has the Norther California focus, there are similar programs throughout the country and can probably be found in your local areas. Look for ways we can keep this organization vital with your support.   You can find out more about GS NorCal by going to:  https://www.gsnorcal.org Donate now and support GS NorCal financially: https://www.gsnorcal.org/en/donate-now.html Volunteer at GS NorCal by going to: https://www.gsnorcal.org/en/for-volunteers.html  Lazarex Foundation IG: https://www.instagram.com/lazarexcf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LazarexCF  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lazarex-cancer-foundation  Mothers’ Day Movement Donation Link to Mothers’ Day Movement info@mothersdaymovement.org Website www.mothersdaymovement.org IG: https://www.instagram.com/mothersdaymovementmdm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mothersdaymovementMDM   Liberal Ladies Liberal Ladies Facebook page: Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina And Apex Liberal Ladies Twitter: https://twitter.com/wakeladies   Beneficiary: https://facebook.com/OperationNahyelleIncmibextid=LQQJ4d    Giving Canvas https://www.facebook.com/thegivingcanvas/   How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share  IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

With the holidays around the corner this episode with Yo is inspired by some of her learning about gratitude while podcasting. And whenever she wants to learn more about an emotion, she always goes to Brené Brown and her book, Atlas of the Heart. Brené wrote in that book that the expert on gratitude was Robert Emmons, a professor at UC Davis and one of the leading scholars in positive psychology movement. So she'll dig in and offer you her insights into his book, Thanks! His work on gratitude has been feature in the Washington Post, NY Times, Time, Newsweek, and other mainstream media.   3 Takeaways:   1.   These are the components of gratitude: Something external triggers the feeling; Our brain processes the trigger in a significant way with a physiological response – example being an expressive component like a smile 2.   The research is there – gratitude brings us so many benefits - to our health, social interactions, and wellbeing. Practicing gratitude makes us happier.     3.   We are offered 10 techniques to approaching gratitude which can help us get in touch with the capability to open the door to appreciation for the gifts we are given!   Mentioned in the Episode:   Bonus Episode – Atlas of the Heart: How does the emotion of gratitude relate to leadership   Gratitude Pocket Journals: https://www.pockitudes.com/shop/   Related to the Episode:   38. Ugh…Let’s take on the Emotion of Envy with Byron Katie’s Help – Brené Brown Would Be Proud   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead! https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

This is Part 2 of a 2 part series with our guest, Uri Talmor (Gen X) and Kiki Canny returned to join our discussion about Internal Family Systems (IFS) based on the book, No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz, PhD. As we noted in Part 1, Kiki had recommended the book and as we read it, we realized it would be great to have an expert on the subject and Uri was that expert. In Part 1, Uri, Kiki and I talked about what IFS was and the elements of the different roles within our parts.  Uri explained why IFS works so well, and the benefits of the method. We sure hope you enjoy the listen as much as you did Part 1! 3 Takeaways:   1.   The “being born good in the world” belief can be looked at best from a Polyvagal Theory perspective. A link is below to learn more. 2.   We are such complex beings and we make judgements of others when we’re trying to control and by staying curious it can help us avoid labeling others. 3.   IFS helps us reorganize our psyche. All three of us totally recommend the book, No Bad Parts. Try the audio to get his voice on the meditations.   Mentioned in the Episode:   No Bad Parts – Book by Richard C Schwartz, PhD   Polyvagal Theory   Related Episode: Part 1 Ep. 115 Inside Out: Unveiling the Layers of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Uri Talmor   Part 2 Ep. 116 Inside Out: Unveiling the Layers of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Uri Talmor   More About Uri: Uri graduated from Naropa University's Transpersonal Counseling program and has been teaching there since 2013. A well-loved faculty member, teaching is the highlight of his professional career. His mission and passion are to help make the world a better place for all children. Everything he teaches is connected to this goal, and he is overjoyed for any opportunity to share helpful information that supports child wellness, especially models like IFS that address children's rights on the intra-psychic plane. He co-founded The Healed Healer Institute with his life partner and brilliant Enneagram career coach, Cherie Wilcox. The institute provides training opportunities for healing professionals to master the healing arts through their own healing and personal growth. When he's not seeing clients, supervising therapists, or teaching, he cherishes his time with his two wonderful daughters and amazing life partner.   How to reach Uri:    utalmor@gmail.com https://consciousheartintegration.com/ https://healedhealer.com https://www.facebook.com/CHIntegration https://twitter.com/CHIntegration   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Uri Talmor (Gen X) joins Kiki (GenZ) and Yo (Boomer) to talk about Internal Family Systems (IFS). Uri has been a psychotherapist since 2004 and has been using Internal Family Systems or IFS since 2003 in his practice. The goal of IFS therapy is to help people identify and accept the different parts of themselves and heal the parts that are wounded. Kiki had recommended the book, No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz, PhD, for the podcast and Uri has graciously shared his expertise. This recording was so juicy we had to break it into 2 parts so be sure to listen to both to get all the aspects of this model. One of our goals as a podcast is to help us all know ourselves better so we understand our leadership style and how we can hold ourselves back. This discussion is to help you see some of the aspects of who you are, where those tendencies might come from, and how to embrace and have compassion for ourselves, so we can have it for others. 3 Takeaways:   1.   IFS is a method that brings us a way to see ourselves as a complete Self with no bad parts.  2.   We can embrace our exiles, fire fighter, and manager – acknowledge and validate them. 3.   The Self is characterized by what IFS calls the 8C's: compassion, curiosity, clarity, creativity, calm, confidence, courage, and connectedness. As opposed to many other models, IFS holds that everyone has access to these qualities at their core. Mentioned in the Episode: No Bad Parts – Book by Richard C Schwartz, PhD   Related Episode: Part 1 Ep. 115 Inside Out: Unveiling the Layers of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Uri Talmor   Part 2 Ep. 116 Inside Out: Unveiling the Layers of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Uri Talmor   More About Uri:  Uri graduated from Naropa University's Transpersonal Counseling program and has been teaching there since 2013. A well-loved faculty member, teaching is the highlight of his professional career. His mission and passion are to help make the world a better place for all children. Everything he teaches is connected to this goal, and he is overjoyed for any opportunity to share helpful information that supports child wellness, especially models like IFS that address children's rights on the intra-psychic plane. He co-founded The Healed Healer Institute with his life partner and brilliant Enneagram career coach, Cherie Wilcox. The institute provides training opportunities for healing professionals to master the healing arts through their own healing and personal growth. When he's not seeing clients, supervising therapists, or teaching, he cherishes his time with his two wonderful daughters and amazing life partner.   How to reach Uri:    utalmor@gmail.com https://consciousheartintegration.com/ https://healedhealer.com https://www.facebook.com/CHIntegration https://twitter.com/CHIntegration   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Christie Garcia (Millennial), Ego Management Expert and seasoned Leadership Coach, joins Yo to discuss living a more fulfilled life through ego-management. Christie shares her process to her clients find their ego behaviors, how they’re triggered, and become more powerful from making choices. Together they talk about confidence, trust, and personal freedom. In past episodes we’ve talked about working with someone with bullying behaviors and Christie provides a perspective on these difficult relationships.    More About Christie: Christie Garcia is also a Speaker, Skillful Facilitator, and a distinguished Contributor to Forbes Coaches Council. With a notable career spanning two decades, Christie brings a wealth of expertise in the realms of sales, talent acquisition, leadership development, and Ego Management. For over a decade, she has worked with leaders from prominent companies and fast-growing startups, including but not limited to, Airbnb, Twitter, Movement For Life, Sunrun, and Oakley. Christie is the visionary Founder of the Mindful Choice Leadership Academy, where she crafts innovative programs that empower individuals and teams to master the art of taming their inner Ego within the dynamic world of business, partnerships, and leadership. Christie's flagship course, the Mindful Choice Leadership Academy, represents a cutting-edge paradigm shift in personal and professional growth. Her approach is refreshingly modern, and simple. She champions the idea that achieving greatness is within everyone's grasp, if they are willing to understand the role of their Ego. Christie's mission is to instill authentic confidence in her clients, enabling them to communicate effectively, align with their teams, and achieve their daily tasks and goals with unwavering accountability. All it takes is a conscious choice to be 1% better every day. 3 Episode Takeaways: 1.    We all have elements of the ego (Controller, Protector, and Complier) as laid out by Christie, and our ego behaviors can be triggered by emotions or stress. 2.    Wanting to and becoming more self-aware will help us know the trigger points of our ego unconscious behavior which can help build our confidence. 3.    All of us have difficult people in our lives and becoming owners of our part and speaking up can lead us to be more powerful to change our circumstances. Ways to reach Christie:   info@minfulchoiceacademy.com www.mindfulchoiceacademy.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiegarcia/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindful-choice-leadership-academy   Ways to reach Yo:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)

Nicole Trick Steinbach (Millennial) joins Yo to talk about ego bravery. Nicole is the international bravery coach and she's the first to tell you bravery does not come easy to her. She is a former executive in technology and has worked in over 25 countries. Together they explored questions like: What is bravery? How can we connect with own bravery? How can we learn bravery? How are failures a stepping stone to building a braver life? And you’ve got to hear about what the “up the octopus” is all about! Plus she gives us a different view on the Barbie Movie which we covered in Ep. 95. 3 Takeaways:  1.   Barbie & Ken could have practiced bravery by apologizing for their actions that hurt others to take personal accountability. 2.   Nicole’s Brave Framework includes 3 aspects: Clarity, Momentum, and Accountability – It’s a skill we can learn and build on. 3.   Failure is a wonderful teacher leading to resilience, more skilled, and more humble. Her quote: “Fall down 17 times get up 18 times”.   There was one other quote which was terrific: “Just send me version zero” which can help us address perfectionism.   Mentioned in the Episode: Ep. 95 Our Top 5 Barbie Movie Takeaways    Octopus Man IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXGUJucAgOY/   Related Episodes: Ep 110 Reflecting on Regret: David Pinks Book, The Power of Regret Ep 111 From Regrets to Resilience Ep 112 Eww: Failure Resume!    Nicole’s Free Offer: www.TrickSteinbach.com // freebie: https://tricksteinbach.com/work-less/ Sign up for access to a powerful video and workbook combo designed to cut between one and three hours of work each week.   More About Nicole: Nicole is at home in both the US and Germany. Because bravery does not naturally come to her, she teaches and coaches other women all over the world to build their own brave career so that they stress, work less and then begin to earn more. Her podcast is Celebrate BRAVE.   How to reach Nicole:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletricksteinbach/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/celebrate-brave-with-nicole-trick-steinbach/id1563427212?l=en   How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!  email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Today’s episode is a short Sound Bite episode which builds on our previous 2 episodes about Daniel Pink’s book, The Power of Regret. In this episode we’ll go deeper into the techniques to help prevent regretful situations AND of the 7 he offers, the one that screamed at me was doing a failure resume. Listen in to Yo’s experience in doing one and take a look at the one she created using the link below.     Mentioned in the Episode:  The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink “Celebrate Screwups” by Jen Mili  New Your Times: Do you keep a failure resume?” by Tim Herrera  World Regret Survey  Self-Compassion – Kristin Neff’s website Failure Resume Examples link to help you get started: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPCCRUYYZMyzhBvhBnzSguXFrmDOEdkOapF-5xUGnyI/edit?usp=sharing   Related Episode: Ep 110 Regrets  Ep 111 Regret to Resilience   How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Today’s episode is a short Sound Bite episode which builds on our previous episode about Daniel Pink’s book, The Power of Regret. In this episode we’ll go deeper into the steps for reckoning all regrets as well as how to optimize our regrets.   Mentioned in the Episode: Ep 110 Regrets  12 Steps Of Recovery   Related Episode: Ep 61 About Forgiveness How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

I first heard Daniel Pink on LinkedIn in a webinar and then got his book – What a title: The Power of Regret, right? And when I saw that Brené Brown had praise of the book on the back cover, I was in, and thought you’d like to hear about it, too. She said in her quote that regret was one of the best and toughest teachers in her life…and that it deepened her connection to herself and to others. And that the idea of “no regrets” doesn’t mean living with courage – it means living without reflection. Let’s explore this emotion together!   3 Takeaways:  1.   We all have regrets – it’s what makes us human. 2.   There are different ways of dealing with regret but perhaps the most powerful one is to see them as an opportunity to think about what the regret is about? What is the lesson in it? 3.   Of the 4 categories of regrets, the most important may be connection – it’s about love. Mentioned in the Episode: Ep 108 & Ep 109 About Happiness Related Episode: Ep 61 About Forgiveness How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Today’s episode builds on our previous episode about the Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey book: 'Build the Life You Want' – The Art and Science of Getting Happier. The authors brought a ton of information about emotions that we didn’t have time to cover so today’s episode will go deeper into what they have to say. As I read the book, I broke up the emotional self-management sections into 6 steps which can be a path to make us much happier as a person freeing us from being managed by your feelings. Yay!! At the end of the discussion about emotions, Oprah says this: “…today, everything I do, anything I make, any suggestion I float or advice I give – it’s all about the offering. If it works, it works. If it’s accepted, it’s accepted. If not, I have lost nothing because I had no attachment to a particular result.” This she says has made her a much, much happier life and she wishes the same for all of us. Mentioned in the Episode: Arthur Brooks and Oprah's 'Build the Life You Want' https://www.paulekman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/An-Argument-For-Basic-Emotions.pdf Ep. 2, Is Leadership Funny? https://www.karynbuxman.com/stressrecoverytoolkit Ep. 15, Part 1 of 3 – Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown): How do the emotions, Empathy and Compassion, relate to leadership?   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

So the book by Arthur C Brooks and Oprah Winfrey, Build the Life You Want, The Art and Science of Getting Happier was an instant #1 on the NY Times Bestseller list when it was published Sept of this year. And I knew immediately we had to cover this on our podcast. Plus there’s been so much promotion about it, I wanted to see what the sizzle was all about.   You probably know Oprah and who she is but what about Arthur Brooks? He is a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on happiness. What a great class to take and sure wish it was available back in the day. He is also a popular columnist for the Atlantic, acclaimed public speaker and author. So the guy has some chops when it comes to happiness!   3 Episode Takeaways:   1.   Happiness is a not an achievable destination – but we can be happier. 2.   We can’t alter history but we can change our perception of it. 3.   Practicing metacognition can help us better observe our emotions.     Mentioned in the Episode: Arthur Brooks and Oprah's 'Build the Life You Want'   https://ogg.osu.edu/media/documents/MB%20Stream/PANAS.pdf Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Today’s episode is a Sound Bite – which is a short episode which may be a bit more about a topic we’ve covered like our episode today or a quick inspiration – which is our hope for today. A few days ago I received an email from my friend, Rachel Brumberger, who is a fellow podcaster and has dedicated her life to healing and wellness. She is someone I admire greatly and often takes the lead to inspire others, she did so again in the email she sent. I knew when I read it, I had to share with you and she has generously given me permission to do so. She brings light and love into the Palestine-Israel crisis that is impacting all of us.   Mentioned in the Episode: Rachel’s Podcast: UnscRxipted Who are we when we don't have our wellbeing? How do we heal? Tune in to UnscRxipted with host Rachel Brumberger, L.Ac., and her select guests, as they supply a generous weekly dose of real-talk, deep love, and medicine for tips and strategies you can apply immediately to change your life and health forever. More about Rachel: Rachel Brumberger, M.Ac., M.OM., L.Ac. is a master acupuncturist, herbalist, Chinese nutritional therapy practitioner, and wellness expert. She specializes transformative healing programs which address a number of complex issues, especially including women's health, digestive disorders, mood and neurodivergent conditions, and healing longer-term chronic illness. She has a rich and dynamic history health history which is what brought her to the healing profession. Rachel speaks her own experiences as a human and clinician into her treatment room with authenticity, humor and compassion. Rachel achieved her Master of Oriental Medicine (2015), Post-Graduate Certificate in Women's Holistic Health (2013), and Master of Acupuncture (2013) at Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), formerly Tai Sophia Institute est. 1974, where she returned and is currently a Clinical and Adjunct Faculty member. Her clinical practice is located in downtown Bethesda, Maryland right outside of Washington, D.C.   How to reach Rachel: IG: @reallyrachelb Web: rachelbrumberger.com Email: hello@rachelbrumberger.com Podcast: UnscRxipted How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

In today’s episode Yo builds on Ep 105 where we began our interview with executive and career-life coach, Randi Roberts. In that episode we talked a lot about how we can get in the driver’s seat for our own careers.  This episode will take things a bit further as we explore what keeps us from self-promotion, personal branding, and how confidence works. All elements we need to lead!!   Mentioned in the Episode: Harvard Business Review article, How to Self-Promote (When You Don’t Like to Self-Promote) written June 16, 2023.   Ep. 52 Personal Branding: Can’t Leave Home w/o One – Let’s Craft Yours   Ep. 21 Nathy Gaffney: Leading with Confidence! How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Randi Roberts (Boomer), Executive and Career-Life Coach, joins Yo to discuss career fulfillment and enjoyment. They both want everyone to jump out of bed and want to go to work! They discuss reasons to be optimistic about younger generations becoming leaders, obstacles that can get in the way and practices, like gratitude, that can make the road smoother. They also talk about the leadership skills involved in managing change.   3 Takeaways:   1.   The biggest obstacles of enjoying our work can be internal which means we can be the solution and with small shifts we can make a big difference. 2.   Millennials and GenZers seem smarter about asking questions about living with purpose – and finding our purpose can start with asking what our priorities right now where we are in life. 3.   Do the inner work to know what’s working for you or not, so you work on the right problem. Randi offers her Career Satisfaction Assessment tool based on eight pillars she’s found in her work.   Mentioned in Episode: Career Satisfaction Assessment Tool: https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment  More About Randi:  helping people love their work as they achieve their career goals the President of Corlin Roberts Coaching, LLC and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. She has seen too many people develop solid career plans, put in tremendous effort over many years at significant sacrifice, then achieve their goal only to find that it may not be as satisfying as they hoped. The work her clients do with Randi allows them to explore new possibilities, assess their framework against who they are and want to be, and find what truly fits. Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a very successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and a small start-up. She has also founded two of her own businesses. She skillfully combines significant business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals.   How to reach Randi:  Email: randi@randirobertscoaching.com Website: https://randirobertscoaching.com Career Satisfaction Assessment: https://mailchi.mp/cb67b50e5f70/assessment FB: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYl_3LID6SbI_TDlf665jAhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/fulfillingcareerhappylife/ Podcast: The Fulfilling Career, Happy Life Podcast YouTube Channel   How to reach Yo:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Today’s episode builds on our previous episode with Maria Morukian (Ep 103), recognized organizational development practitioner specializing in training, coaching, and facilitation with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and intercultural competence. This Sound Bite takes a look at some of the current trends I thought you might find interesting based on some research I found. We also include a clip from our Ep. 19 with Anh Thang Dao-Shah, Ph.D., Executive Director of Belonging and Equity at John Muir Health where she talks about the need for measurement and data.   Mentioned in the Episode: McKinsey article: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2023  Related Episodes: Ep. 19, A Model for Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Justice Leadership!   Ep. 103, Courageous Leadership in DEI: Emotions, Identity, & The Bumpy Road to Change How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Maria Morukian (Gen X), recognized organizational development practitioner specializing in training, coaching, and facilitation with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and intercultural competence, joins Yo to discuss trends in DEI, emotions that can be present when leading DEI initiatives, and how “jaggedy” those efforts may appear. They also get into intergenerational expectations and how the societal polarization could be shifting its way back.   Maria is the President of MSM Global Consulting, and an adjunct faculty member at American University’s School of International Service.  She previously served in leadership and organizational development positions at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Executive Institute and the U.S. Department of State. She has also served in leadership positions at Management Concepts and the National MultiCultural Institute. Over the last two decades, Maria has trained and coached thousands of individuals around the world to build practices for better communication, foster competent and respectful workplaces, and navigate conflict for meaningful culture change. She has worked with such diverse clients as PBS Distribution, the National Park Service, National Institutes of Health, the World Bank, and the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement..   3 Takeaways:  1.   There are numerous emotions likely to be present for leaders when implementing DEI initiatives (fear, shame, courage). 2.   We all want to have a balance of belonging and being recognized four our uniqueness. We want to be known for who we are. 3.   There are complex deeply entrenched systems which have been around for a long time. We have to be willing to see the process as “jaggedy” and may not come out right or the way we hope the first time we try DEI initiatives.   Related Episode: Ep 19, A Model for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion More About Maria:  Maria is a sought-after speaker and has presented at numerous events, including TEDx, the Forum on Workplace Inclusion, the Association for Talent Development, Blacks in Government, and Ellevate Women’s Network. Her work has been published in Forbes and TD Magazine. She is author of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace (ATD, 2022), and has contributed chapters to ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development (ATD, 2022) and the upcoming Building an Organizational Coaching Culture (Taylor & Francis, 2023). Maria is host of the podcast Culture Stew, which focuses on the multidimensionality of identity and best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Maria earned a dual Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Organizational Studies and Spanish, and a Master’s Degree from American University in International Communication. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid runner, dancer, reader, traveler, and lover of theatre. How to reach Maria:  Email: maria@msmglobalconsulting.com Website: www.msmglobalconsulting.com  FB: MSM Global MSM_global on Instagram Culture Stew podcast Book: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Trainers Maria's Upcoming Event: Ember, a unique community and co-designed learning experience for DEI leaders and practitioners at every stage of their development How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you! email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

In today’s Sound Bite, Yo continues the discussion started in episode 101 with Dana Rubin, author of the book, Speaking While Female, and creator of the Speaking While Female Speech Bank (SpeakingWhileFemale.co). Her purpose with the speech bank is to broaden our understanding of the role of women orators in history. It’s the world’s largest online archive of women’s speeches from around the world and across time, free for anyone to use. And in today’s episode, we’ll share some excerpts and quotes from a few of those speeches. Mentioned in the Episode: Book: Speaking While Female Website & Speech Bank   Related Episode: Ep. 101, Speaking While Female with author, Dana Rubin – Amplifying Women’s Voices.   How to reach Dana:  dana@danarubin.com   Website (SpeakingWhileFemale.co)   FB Pg: Speaking While Female   X: SpeakingWFemale How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Dana Rubin, author of the book, Speaking While Female, joins Yo to discuss why it’s been so hard for women to speak in public historically. They also take a look at why speaking in public can be difficult and Dana offers some advice to help overcome the discomfort. Lastly, Dana (Boomer) offers great insights into how younger generations are leading the way when it comes to speaking up with confidence.   3 Takeaways: 1.   Women have been speaking throughout history – for every effort to silence a woman, women did speak back (and that covers every ethnicity and race) – but we just didn’t acknowledge their words, their presence in public. 2.   Public speaking can be difficulty for women even today because of the criticism they can face about how they sound or how they look…but it is changing a bit. 3.   If we don’t speak in public and miss out on the practice and experience to get better.   Mentioned in the Episode: Spanish Coach Resigns  Book: Speaking While Female Website & Speech Bank   Related Episode: Ep. 4, What is Power to Women? A discussion about Mary Beard’s book: Women and Power: A Manifesto. More About Dana Rubin:  Dana Rubin is a consultant, speechwriter, and speaker who’s on a mission to encourage more women to put their views into the public square. She created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank (SpeakingWhileFemale.co) to broaden our understanding of the role of women orators in history. It’s the world’s largest online archive of women’s speeches from around the world and across time, free for anyone to use. Dana has also just published a women’s speech anthology, "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women,” which tells the story of America through the voices of women, from 1637-2021. Dana leads workshops that support women to be thought leaders, subject matter experts, brand ambassadors, and role models for future generations.   How to reach Dana:  dana@danarubin.com Website (SpeakingWhileFemale.co) FB Pg: Speaking While Female  X: SpeakingWFemale How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG: yocanny (Yo) YouTube  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

After recording our Ep 98 with Meenakshi I knew I needed to write a letter for our 100th episode…and it needed to go to my daughters and you, dear listeners, to share what I’ve learned about leadership over the past 100 episodes. Thank you for being here and for taking this journey with us! Related Episodes: Ep. 98, A Daughter is Special with Meenakshi Sinha: Letters from a Mother in India to her Daughter Living Abroad. Ep 1, Wait, I can sound wimpy? Ep.15 Part 1 of 3 – Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown): How do the emotions, Empathy and Compassion, relate to leadership? Ep 56 Love, Kindness & Leadership: Checking with Brené Brown & Jay Shetty Ep 71 Ugh…People Pleasing – Let’s Talk with Dr. Ilene S. Cohen, Author of: When It’s Never About You. Ep 82: Book Discussion: Trust Yourself, Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work by Melody Wilding Ep. 42 Receiving Feedback & Resentment, Shame, Anxiety, Fear, and Curiosity – with Help from the Masters (Brené Brown, Parker Palmer, Cory Muscara) Ep. 76 “Don’t Take It So Personally!” & Emotional Intelligence Ep. 70 Let’s Keep Digging into Habits with Atomic Habits by James Clear Bonus Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown): How Does the Emotion of Gratitude Relate to Leadership Ep. 22 The Slang Challenge: How Many Do You Know? Trailer How to reach Yo Canny:  Our website: ⁠www.girltaketheleadpod.com ⁠ You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: ⁠yo@yocanny.com⁠ (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share⁠   IG: yocanny (Yo)   LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/⁠