During this month of August, we are doing a series on choice, transition, and change. This topic is, as always, personally relevant to Anna and her current life situation. Most people tend to show up in the world in a way that is pulled together, with the right answer and a positive attitude, but Anna reminds you that this podcast is really about the exact opposite. It's about showing up just as you are, raw, unfiltered and unscripted. Listen in to find out more.
Anna would love to say that she always shows up in a composed manner, however, the truth of it is that she can't. When she's in the throes of trying to figure something out, she has to show up being honest and transparent, because that's the whole point of this project. It is really all about coming together and owning the parts of yourself that are hurting and fragmented and being able to put words to that and to know that you're not alone. When things happen to you, that are totally out of our control, you have to go through a period of putting words to expressing quite how bad it really is.
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Links mentioned in the show:
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,
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With the Shine Retreat fast approaching, and the promise of kiddos starting school in the fall, Anna realizes that seasons of transition and change are about to begin. It can be startling to know that life might be passing you by. Instead of facing change and transition, we tend to let it overcome and overwhelm us. When life seems to hand us more than we can manage, do we really have a choice to thrive?
Anna’s conclusion? A resounding YES! We can make ourselves open to change and open to the lessons that life’s transitions can teach us. Is this change a positive one, or a negative one. Perhaps it’s all about how you let it define you. Let’s face it: you might be in a place right now you never wanted to be. Instead of feeling despair, be grateful to know that you have been presented with a choice to live wholeheartedly. Join Anna this week as she dives into a new month of embracing change and triumphing over transition!
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Links mentioned in the show:
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017,
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As we wrap up our session of Freedom, it is time to settle ourselves in for some Real Talk. This week, Anna tackles the very real weight of comparison that seems to sneak in unnoticed. Anna realized that we learn to compare. It’s not an innate reaction. Now is our chance to learn how to stop comparing, or at least lessen its sting.
Links:
Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE!
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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In the spirit of the 4th of July, this month on Her Life Unscripted is all about Freedom. This week, Ana dives deep into what it means to be freed from expectations. Yes, those creeping, uninvited guests who wrinkle relationships and ruin plans. Life is full of unmet expectations, whether that’s for a dreamy office space, your idea of a perfect vacation, or even what you expect from a relationship. During this season of celebration, it is tempting to be let down when our expectations aren’t met. So how do we combat that?
Links:
Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE!
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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How often have you planned something, only to have your plans thwarted by some unforeseen occurrence? Anna points out that we're constantly learning lessons and the universe is constantly showing us that we're really not in control. This can be a hard lesson for some people. It was really hard for Anna when she found out that she has to move her office from the place that she's been really happy and where she managed to create the kind of sanctuary that makes both her and her clients feel safe and held. Through this, she discovered, contrary to what she used to think, that she really does not enjoy the change in her life. Yet, change is inevitable. Anna finds it almost incredible to see how the topics that she chooses for each month really tend to align with what's going on in her life. So, still talking about freedom, in the month of July, Anna is finding freedom from the expectation that she's going to change. Listen in to find out what she has to say.
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Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Are you weighed down by either shame, guilt or possibly even both? Would you like overcome this and really get to the bottom of it and understand where these feelings come from in the first place? Then listen in, because of this month, inspired by Independence Day on the 4th of July, Anna will be talking about freedom! She has decided to focus on releasing yourself and achieving freedom from the things that are tying or weighing you down. Anna is really excited to dive in and talk about the yucky, gunky stuff of guilt and shame. Join her today, to find out more.
Although Anna has already done a number of shows looking at what guilt and shame are, she would really like to look at these things from a different angle, today. She wants to look at what creates shame and how people get stuck in that place, to begin with. As Anna has shared with Brene Brown's work on previous shows, there is really so much about the shame that doesn't want to be spoken about and keeps people small and isolated. It also tends to give people the sense that there's something wrong with them. Anna explains that guilt is that I did something wrong and shame is that I am (or my being) is wrong and she points out that people really make poor choices when acting out of either guilt or shame. Listen in today as Anna looks at what really causes guilt and shame and how you got there in the first place.
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Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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It is the last week of June, and everyone is ready to lean into the summer season. The celebration of the “Her Life Unscripted” One Year Anniversary has not stopped, and Anna is ready to share her last Lesson Learned from a year of growth, change, and inspiration.
Anna shares how the “Her Life Unscripted” journey has truly been humbling. Because of the support from you, the listeners, Anna can now see that this life has a certain set of universal struggles. When you reach out via email, Facebook, and other social media, it demonstrates that we are really not alone, and that thought is equal parts humbling and comforting. We All carry the same things in our hearts, and the power of podcasting is the ability to share those deep struggles. This year of podcasting let Anna see outside herself, and what a powerful teacher it is! Listen, learn in, and be a part of something BIG.
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Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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It’s Birthday Month for the “Her Life Unscripted” Podcast! Each week, Anna is sharing some of the lessons and insights she has learned through a year of podcasting. In this episode, Anna celebrates the life-giving energy she gets from recording and publishing a podcast. Truly, there is nothing better than getting to share words straight from the heart and into your ears—Sounds dreamy! Surely, there’s no hard part to this lesson!
However, like every good life lesson, Anna still had some work to do to overcome a major source of insecurity. Listen as Anna shares how her childhood experiences with a speech impediment have impacted her podcasting process. In true Unscripted fashion, there’s more to this story than meets the eye! So how can such a project give her energy even though it raises insecurity? Listen to find out!
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Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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It’s June! School is out (or nearly out) and the warmth and fun of summer are calling. The month of June is one for celebrating the 1 year Anniversary of the Podcast, and each week Anna will be sharing insights and lessons learned from a year of Podcasting.
This journey has been a juxtaposition of fun and excitement and super hard work. Over time, it was easy to see that publishing a podcast could not be a one woman show. Anna needed to ask for help. But here’s the thing: vulnerability is hard. Podcasting may open the door to true vulnerability and connection, but stepping through it is another matter entirely. Listen as Anna shares stories about how she has grown through the hard bits of life, and how that has led to this podcast’s greatest gift: vulnerability is the strength!
Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE!
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Would you welcome the opportunity to look back and reflect on what this year has been like for you? Well, this month Anna is offering you the chance to do that. This June marks the first anniversary of this Podcast, so her theme for the month is Lessons That I've Learned From A Year Of Podcasting. Anna's hope is that you too can use this mid-year point as a way to check in and take a look at how you've been doing. Listen in now, to hear more.
June is quite a symbolic month for Anna, where she's always tended to have lots of really cool things happen in her life, so she's really excited to have this as the anniversary month for the Podcast. The Podcast was a project that started out as just a pure creativity outlet and now it's morphed into this amazing community and a really inspiring way to create a collective voice. Listen in to get the first titbit in the series of what Anna's learned, over this past year.
Links:
Shine Retreat For Women: www.shineretreatforwomen.com
Anna asks you to go to her Facebook Page- Her Life Unscripted and give it a like, so that you can stay in touch with her.
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Did you know that you cannot create a soft landing for yourself if you're staying silent about something you really need to talk about? Today, Anna wraps up the series of A Soft Landing with an interview with Ann Peck, who looks at the topic of A Soft Landing in really a unique way. She looks at it from the perspective of releasing shame and solidifying your voice and that cannot be done if you're staying in silence. Listen in to find out more about Ann and the work that she does.
Ann is the intelligent and articulate host of the podcast Straight Talk For A Curvy World. She's a Clinical Sexologist, a Sex and Intimacy Coach- but more than that, she's a survivor. She's also written a wonderful book, Smiling On The Outside, Secrets, Sex, Shame And The Search For Self Love. Listen in today, to find out how Ann learned to move forward and how she helps others to do the same.
Links:
Her Life Unscripted Facebook Page, give it a LIKE! https://www.facebook.com/herlifeunscripted/
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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If you'd like to find out about how the way that you're affecting the results you get in your life, you're really going to enjoy today's show, with Kelly Sheets. About two years ago, when Anna started doing podcasts, she had some really amazing guests, however, she found that sound quality of the first few recordings was horrible, so she didn't put them out there. One of the people that she had interviewed was Kelly and when Anna reached out to her and explained what had happened, Kelly graciously offered to return to the show when Anna felt ready. So, Anna feels really honored to have Kelly back on the show today. She stresses the importance of looking at her topic for this month, Creating A Soft Landing, from all sides. She explains that a soft landing is a place that we go and it's also a place that we are. Listen in and find out how Kelly interprets a soft landing and how that connects with how she works with women on being, to get the results they want.
Kelly is awesome and she has really great energy. She helps leaders experiment with who they are being, to get the results they want. She works one on one with clients and also hosts private retreats throughout California, Oregon and in Bali too! She co-created the Change Militia and the Curiosity Experiment Cards. Curiosity has been her primary tool for almost two decades in Leadership Consulting and Coaching and it's a really effective way for her to get stellar results with her clients. Listen in today,
as Kelly shares about her expertise.
Links:
Kelly's website: www.kellysheets.com
Kelly's email: kelly@kellysheets.com
The Change Militia's website: www.thechangemilitia.com
Anna's website: www.herlifeunscripted.com
Anna's email: anna@herlifeunscripted.com
The Change Militia: http://www.thechangemilitia.com/
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Do you truly understand what it means to have a boundary? Or do understand, but still, find that you have difficulty in maintaining your boundaries? If this is so for you, listen in today, as Anna dives further into her theme for this month, Creating A Soft Landing and find out more about creating and keeping your boundaries.
Anna knows that it's quite an abstract theme, so she's finding it fun to dive in and really explore it in depth. Listen in as Anna takes you to the next level and looks at how and why you really need to create a soft landing with the idea of boundaries.
Links:
Shine Retreat For Women: www.shineretreatforwomen.com
Anna asks you to go to her Facebook Page- Her Life Unscripted and give it a like, so that you can stay in touch with her.
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Is your home your haven? Or would you really love to create a space for yourself to feel warm and safe within your home? Remya Warrior, today's guest, was introduced to Anna by a mutual friend. With this month's theme being Creating Soft Landings, Anna instantly wanted to have her on the show, to share her story, her work and her passion with you. Listen in today as Remya talks about giving yourself permission and creating a sanctuary for yourself within your home, as a soft landing space and as a way to feel safe.
Remya, who holds a Master's Degree in Interior Design, grew up in India. Although coming to America was a huge change for her and it was quite a process for her to find herself, she found that this was where she really bloomed. For the last fifteen years, she's been helping busy, professional women create a home that embraces them and that they really love coming home to.
Links mentioned in this show:
Remya's website: www.rwarriordesigns.org
Remya Warrior on Facebook
Remya Warrior on Linkedin
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“May you rest in the space of “good enough.” You are good. You are enough.
You are sufficient in this moment, just as you are. You deserve goodness and kindness and hope and help. This is my wish for you.” ~ Nanea Hoffman
It’s a new month and a new theme! We are talking about Creating a Soft Landing. Now, I use this phrase all the time - in my life, in my practice, and on the show. So, I wanted to take the month to really expound on what that means and also to put some meaning to the phrase, so you can be conscious of it in your life.
Links mentioned in this show:
Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In:
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Are you an empathetic person, or do you find yourself struggling to empathize with others? Today, in the final week of Anna's Why Women Rock Series, she talks about why some women are masters of empathy, yet other women really battle with it, perhaps due to judgment or criticism. Listen in to find out more.
Anna is a great supporter of Brene Brown's work. She loves her ability to talk about vulnerability, shame and empathy and about how to rise above your story. Today, Anna uses Brene's definition of empathy, from her book Daring Greatly, as a foundation for her show. In the book, Brene describes empathy as not being about connecting with the experience, but about connecting with the emotion underneath the experience. Listen in today and find about how you can thrive with empathy.
Links mentioned in the show:
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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If you want to find out why women make such amazing leaders, you're going to love today's show, with Anna's guest, Pam Drzewiecki, a Business and Life Coach for professional women and female entrepreneurs.
The short and sweet of it:
Today, Pam and Anna discuss, amongst other things, the 'cringe factor' that happens to a lot of women when they think about being a leader - we all know that women leaders tend to be more highly criticized than their male counterparts. Listen in today and find out what it actually means for women to own their power by being a feminine leader.
Pam has been on her journey since starting her business career in the Insurance Industry as a pool secretary in 1987. She moved through the ranks to become the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Marketing for one of the most successful Wealth Management Advisers in the company, who had over a billion dollars of insurance in force and ranked in the top forty in the history of the company.
Even with all of this, Pam felt a calling to do more and so she started her own company, Powerful Purpose, to create a business where women were nurtured and had a place to build both their professional and their personal dreams. Listen in and find out more about why women rock, and Pam's amazing way of connecting with women leaders.
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
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Do you trust your intuition? Or would you like to find out how you can really benefit from tapping into it?
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Today, Anna is super excited to talk about Women's Intuition, as she continues with her Why Women Rock Series, for the month of April. She defines intuition as the ability to Know something- with a capital K, or to know something without having to go through any sort of cognitive process. Listen in today, as she talks about knowing in your soul and in your heart.
Sign up for Anna's Shine Retreat For Women at the end of September at: www.shineretreatforwomen.com
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During the month of April, we are talking about why women rock! Women often forget that so much of what they do on a daily basis is extraordinary! We think it’s just our job or part of our duties and rarely do we acknowledge how amazing we are. Often, we fall into the comparison trap and actually criticize our own inadequacy. Today we are talking about how women are amazing because they are fearless.
Being fearless doesn’t mean that you aren’t afraid. Being fearless means that you feel fear and yet march forward in the face of fear. Women walk through the fear to get to the other side and they do it day after day so they can show up for everyone in their lives. The ripple effect this creates is utterly incalculable.
Fear is not a closed door. It’s not the end for women. We see it. We feel it and yet we march forward anyway.
Fearless Girl Statue: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/nyregion/fearless-girl-statue-de-blasio.html
Links mentioned in the show:
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017, www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
A huge thank you to Diana Rudolph, one of our generous sponsors for the Shine Retreat for Women. You can connect with Lisa at drudolph@apu.edu
LIVE FEED LINK: https://www.facebook.com/womenwhoshine/videos/vb.923935597737745/972579336206704/?type=2&theater
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There’s nothing more heartbreaking to Lindsey Taylor than meeting a Mother who has been struggling after the birth of her child, only to realize the “baby” is now 3 and a half years old. Lindsey knows there is no need to go that long without help and she’s here today to help get the word our about the services available to Mothers and families through her Doula agency.
Culturally, labor and delivery and postpartum care are not valued in the same way they used to be. It’s important to have a support team during this time of your life. Building this support team is like building a tribe. You need to put together then team long before you need it. Lindsey also shares ways of discovering who your tangible support team is. She put together a postpartum survival guide that is free and available to all our listeners.
Connect with Lindsey:
@TaylorMadeDoulas on Instagram and FB
The 4th trimester - search online for support groups in your area
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The short and sweet of it!
If you're interested in finding out still more about the idea community, listen in, as Anna continues through the month of March, highlighting the concept of community from all angles, including Masterminds, tribes, and villages. Join Anna and her two guests, Melissa and Amber and find out more about the amazing things that community can offer you, as women.
Melissa Hall is a licensed psychologist from California. She has two businesses- a private practice, where she provides counseling for adults who struggle with ADHD and she does evaluations and career counseling. She also offers online services in this business, where she likes doing things differently and pushing the envelope and trying new strategies in the world of mental health. Her other business is online, to train therapists in how to make paperwork more manageable and less of a nightmare.
Amber Holly is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has a private practice in California, as well as two online businesses- Couples Fix.com, an online resource for couples and Amber Holly.com, where she provides solutions for overwhelmed overachievers. Listen in today and find out how they created a community that really works for them.
Don't forget March 31st is when the early bird discount expires for the Shine Retreat. Register at www.ShineRetreatForWomen.com
Go to: www.amberhawley.com/herlifeunscripted/ for Maelisa and Amber's handout: Mavens, Mentors and Masterminds. A Step By Step Guide To Creating Your Community And Finding Your Biz Bestie
A huge thank you to Gina Ballard, my lovely friend and a generous sponsor for the Shine Retreat for Women.
You can learn more about her work at www.ginanicole.net and also listen to her awesome interview on the podcast,
LIVE FEED LINK: https://www.facebook.com/herlifeunscripted/videos/vb.1755269774688692/1900238100191858/?type=2&theater
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How do you roll with change? Does it really stress you out, or are you able go with the flow? Anna's guest on today's post-election show is Kasey Schuessler, an expert in life and a great example of someone who lives her life without a script. Listen in as she shares about how she manages change in unique or new circumstances.
Kasey is a project manager from California and her job is all about change and managing new situations and circumstances. She grew up in California, the youngest of six kids in a busy home, with her dad being a schoolteacher. When she was just seven years old, her family moved to Alaska, where they lived in a commune for three years.
Kasey, who has subsequently gone through many, many changes in her life, mentions that in her travels, she's always sought out her 'group of weirdo's'- people that she can relate to and that can uplift her. Change is uncomfortable, yet unavoidable in life. Listen in today and find out what's going to make you better, through the change.
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Do you feel a pull towards being part of a community? Or would you like to know more about what this kind of support system entails? To find out, listen in to today's show, as Anna opens up the conversation around community, which has become quite a buzz word lately.
Anna really wants you to slow down and have a conversation about what a tribe really is, what the tribe mentality is about, what it means to have a community and why you would need it. Listen in today and find out more about how you can really find the sense of connection and belonging that most of us crave.
Shine Retreat for Women, Sept 29th-Oct 1st, 2017
Nicol Stolar-Peterson, Episode 09
Reach out to Nicol…old school….via phone…oh yay!
310 422 457
Nicol's Website: STOLAR Counseling and Consultation
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Are you really living your passion and doing what you love? Or do you find yourself pushing through and trying to bulldoze your way past exhaustion? On today's show, Anna talks about giving yourself permission to slow down and live a life that you really love.
The last movie for Anna's Movie Month is Sing. Today, she shares that what really stood out for her in the movie. She talks about the characters who don't initially recognize their gifts and talents and how they eventually have to stand on the stage, own their passion and sing from their souls. She relates this to how many people limit their experiences in life, due to fear. Listen in today as Anna encourages you to turn away from fear, do what you love and love what you're doing.
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Do you find that you're always doing everything for others and nothing for yourself? Or are you afraid to confide in other women, lest they judge you for it? Then join Anna today and find the courage to speak out and create a new conversation and a new connection and learn to support one another as women, regardless of who you are, what you do or wherever you may be.
Today's show was inspired by the movie Bad Moms. Although the movie is a comedy, Anna became moved to tears while watching it, because of the way it points to how women tend to push themselves to be everything for everyone else, leaving nothing for themselves.
If this is universally true and there's enough content to make a movie out of it, Anna asks why women are so isolated by it. She would like to know why women can't approach one another in an open, honest way and talk about their fears, shortcomings and where they feel they're screwing up. She also talks about the messages that women get, that if they're not meeting a “Stepford” example, they're bad. Listen in today, as Anna encourages you, as women, to realize that you're all in the same experience and that it's up to you to make the change.
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