How to Actually Feel Alive in Business and Motherhood with Heather Chauvin
Description
In this episode of This Mother Means Business, Laura sits down with leadership coach and podcast host Heather Chauvin (Emotionally Uncomfortable) for a first-time, heart-to-heart on energy management, boundaries, and what it really takes for ambitious moms to feel alive—not just productive. Heather shares her journey from teen motherhood to cancer diagnosis and the framework she now teaches high-performing women to create time, energy, and emotional safety without burning out.
In this episode you will hear:
00:00 — Welcome & why this convo matters
01:58 — Freedom vs. the business ‘cage’
03:03 — Heather’s origin story
05:52 — The “do all the things” years
08:12 — 2013 cancer diagnosis
09:05 — What does ‘alive’ feel like?
11:27 — The question that changed everything
14:02 — Framework: Energetic Time Management (ETM)
18:20 — The 4 energy types
19:48 — Redefining rest
21:49 — Real client example
26:43 — Identity has to catch up
30:17 — Stuck despite “doing it right”
32:47 — Do less, better
33:04 — Free resource: Time & Energy Audi
34:51 — Discomfort = contraction
Heather's Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherchauvin_/
Website: https://link.heatherchauvin.com/
The Emotionally Uncomfortable Podcast: https://www.heatherchauvin.com/podcast
Join This Mother Means Business : www.thismothermeansbusiness.com
Laura's Links:
• Website
• Laura's Instagram
• LJSocial Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Pinterest
• TikTok
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