Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara Glatzel

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After The Ask Jan 21, 2020

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Asking for what you need can be challenging, particularly when you are struggling with fears about being rejected or been seen as weak or less than. In today’s episode, I break down exactly what happens in the crucial moments after we ask for what we need. Tune in to better understand how to navigate these tricky conversations, receive permission to stop taking someone else’s response to your needs personally, and affirm your needs, no matter what the response. Validating your worth as a human being is an inside job and this episode will help you figure out how to show up for that job with more grace and ease.

Tune in to hear me explore…

How to brave the discomfort after asking for what you need
Why perceived rejection usually isn’t an actual rejection
Why you can’t afford to outsource your worth as a human being

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The Worthiness Wound With Thais Sky Jan 14, 2020

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So many of us suffer from worthiness wounds and feel as though our needs don’t matter as much as those around us.

Today’s guest, Thais Sky, is a truthspeaker, healer, women’s coach and feminist on a heart-led mission to support the seekers, the edge-dwellers, and the “why the heck do I feel so broken” of the world reclaim their sense of belonging by learning how to explore, trust and express themselves unapologetically. Based on her own healing journey and decades of research and mentoring women worldwide, she has developed a comprehensive model that explores and offers tools/skills to heal the pervasive sense of unworthiness within women, what she calls the worthiness wound. She also hosts a weekly podcast RECLAIM where she offers conversations on finding the intersection of feminism and spirituality. Thais received a prestigious first-class degree in Management and is currently getting her Masters in Clinical Psychology. Washingtonian Magazine named her as one of the top “8 bloggers to know.” The Huffington Post calls her “an inspirational woman” and she was nominated for Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 award.

Inside this episode, we explore the notion of allowing unworthiness to exist and cultivating a relationship with it. We dive into learning to be in conflict with your own sovereignty and the sovereignty of others and how you can love yourself without diminishing your love for others. She shares practices you can use in your own life and why you need to infuse time into your day to ask yourself, “What do I need?”

Tune in to hear us explore…

Why so many people pretend like their needs don’t exist
Expanding your capacity to sit with discomfort & creating more space for your emotions
How your perception of self-worth impacts the care you give to yourself

To delve even deeper into conversations between myself and Thais, tune in to HER podcast episode where she interviewed me!
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New Year, Same You Jan 07, 2020

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Uh oh. It’s that time of year again. Feel like you are the only one who struggles with their resolutions, year after year? Are you tired of creating plans for yourself that wither by mid-February? Join host Mara Glatzel for an unfiltered conversation about the ONLY resolution that matters in 2020 and how to navigate the energy this time of year with grace and self-compassion.

Tune in to hear me explore…

tapping into the Winter energy for a greater sense of ease and growth
how building a relationship with yourself is the foundation for everything you want to create
welcoming the truest, fullest expression of your glorious self into every corner of your life

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The Promise of the "Good Body" Nov 12, 2019

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Have you ever caught yourself believing that your life would be better if YOU were “better”? As in, if you had a better body, better grades, more money in the bank, or a fancier degree? Today’s episode delves into our primary need for safety — and how we try to meet it through external validation, acceptance, and approval. Stop telling yourself the tired story that you have to spend your life apologizing with your smallness and actions because something is “wrong” with you and reclaim your life.

Tune in to hear me explore…

the Instagram moment that made me realize the pursuit of a “good body” wouldn’t keep me safe
pledging your primary allegiance to yourself — and giving yourself the affirmation, approval, and validation you ache for
welcoming the truest, fullest expression of your glorious self into every corner of your life

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Stop Postponing Your Joy With Amber Karnes Nov 05, 2019

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Today’s Needy Podcast episode features Amber Karnes, founder of Body Positive Yoga!

Amber is a ruckus maker, yoga teacher, social justice advocate, and a lifelong student of her body. Amber trains yoga teachers and studio owners how to create accessible and equitable spaces for wellness and liberation. She also coaches with human beings who want to build unshakable confidence and learn to live without shame or apology in the bodies they have today. She’s the co-creator of Yoga For All Teacher Training, an Accessible Yoga trainer, and a sought-after expert on the topics of accessibility, authentic marketing, culture-shifting, and community-building. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband Jimmy. You can find her at bodypositiveyoga.com.

Our powerful conversation focuses on the intersections of capitalism, patriarchy, and the way the wellness industry markets self-care. Amber breaks down the REAL reason why we so often feel like we are too much and not enough at the same time — and how we can start to make our living our lives a priority now and not 10 lbs or $10,000 from now.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Plugging up energy leaks & supporting yourself during times of stress
Why you are (definitely) not failing at taking care of yourself
Social media & comparison
The phenomenal power of a supportive community

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Tending to Your Perfectionism with Justine Taormino Sep 24, 2019

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Today’s Needy Podcast episode features Justine Taormino!

Justine Taormino is a writer and coach living in Ojai, California with her little family: her husband, an almost 3-year-old daughter, and their rescue dog. Her favorite things include reading, hot beverages, good conversations, water of any kind (ocean, baths, rivers, rain), and all things self-development. She’s a highly sensitive Piscean INFJ who loves bringing people together and is obsessed with the experience of our experiences.

In today’s episode, Justine and I dive into the many ways that perfectionism and unrealistic expectations muck up your relationship with yourselves and others. Justine beautifully shares about how she has learned to stop judging her needs and start challenging the self-imposed restraints she had been placing around receiving what she needed. Through her wise advice and wonderful anecdotes, Justine reminds us how powerfully worthwhile it is to be emotionally honest and bring all of yourself into your relationships.

Justine is also a Tend graduate! During this episode she shared a little bit about her experience in Tend last year. If you are interested in joining me for Tend, you have until Friday to claim your seat. You can find out more by clicking this link.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Tending to your physical body & learning it is not a machine
Connecting with & prioritizing the things you value the most
Navigating tending to your needs when you have a toddler at home
Mara’s favorite “whiteboard method” & what it changed for Justine’s relationship
Being emotionally honest & showing up as you REALLY are

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Taking off Your Superhero Cape with Christina Perkins Sep 17, 2019

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Today’s truly special episode features Christina Perkins!

Christina Perkins is a needy human who is working daily on accepting her neediness. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, pet caretaker, enneagram 2, INFJ, and a Scorpio. She is currently in private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee and working toward a Doctorate in Social Work. She is a cis, queer woman who is working really hard to hold open space for queer people in the Southeast to be themselves, take care of themselves, and tend to their mental health. She is a cancer survivor, an Ivy League educated and once poor kid from rural Appalachia, a good friend, sister, and partner, and a pretty kick-ass historian of 80s and 90s useless song lyrics.

In today’s powerful episode, Christina and I discuss the importance of prioritizing your needs when you work in a helping profession. Through Christina’s insight and beautiful anecdotes, we explore the true cost of putting other people first and what it means to believe that your worth relies squarely on what you DO for others instead of who you are. Christina reminds us that it’s time to take off our superhero capes and bring our needs into the center of our lives.

Christina is also a Tend graduate, so she shared a little bit about her experience in Tend last year. If you are interested in joining me for Tend, you have a little over a week to claim your seat! You can find out more by clicking this link.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Dismantling the belief that asking for help means you are weak
How holding space for others ethically means embracing & tending to your needs first
Feeling — and trusting — your feelings (even anger)
Navigating feedback from others when we change how we show up in our relationships
Loving out of abundance instead of deficit

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Body Liberation with Tiana Dodson Sep 12, 2019

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Today’s episode features Body Liberation coach and founder of One Beautiful Yes, Tiana Dodson.

Tiana Dodson is a fat, certified holistic health coach who’s out to destroy the belief that you have to be skinny to be happy and healthy. Through her work with One Beautiful Yes and the Live Your Best Fat Life program, she guides people feminine-of-center to reconnect with their bodies through pragmatic self-care practices so they can come to see that there is nothing wrong with living in a larger body.

In today’s glorious episode, Tiana and I jam about what it means to take care of yourself as an entrepreneur, how to live your best fat life, and showing up for yourself in a world that wishes you were smaller. Tiana generously shares stories from her life, as well as a few phenomenal tips for taking up space with kindness and joy.

Tune in to hear us explore…

What it really means to live your best fat life
Combatting the lies that the diet industry tells us about our bodies
How to give yourself permission to take up space, both literally and figuratively
Coming out as fat

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Self-Care & The Creative Life with Anna Lovind Aug 16, 2019

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Today’s episode features writer, editor, and creativity mentor Anna Lovind.

Anna has seen bestselling authors through to publication, helped launch solo entrepreneurs into orbit and guided hundreds of creatives from all over the world to go from dreaming to doing. In her upcoming book, The Creative Doer, she writes about women’s creative freedom. In teacher program Write Your Self she teaches how to use writing as a tool for healing. Every once in a while she hosts a workshop or a retreat where women gather to make dreams happen. More than anything, she believes in the power of our voices and stories. Anna lives in rural Sweden, where forests are deep, winter is dark and summer nights last
forever.

In today’s episode, Anna and I discuss the laughable concept of finding “balance” between creativity and taking care of ourselves, practical negotiations in getting your needs met on a more oft occurring basis, and trusting your body to let you know what you need. This deeply rich conversation delves into the heart of what it means to be a driven, ambitious creator with a human body in need to tending and a hunger to live life well.

Tune in to hear us explore…

doing the work you are called to do instead of what you think you should do
saying no — even and especially when that means saying no to yourself
worthiness and believing you deserve to maintain your own boundaries
where to begin in cultivating your creative life

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The Myth of Perfect Conditions Jul 17, 2019

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How often have you told yourself that you’ll start taking care of yourself NEXT week, at the end of this project, or once you reach a certain milestone? Me too. In today’s episode, I explore the seductive illusion of there being a right time to start making positive changes in your life.

(Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist BUT there are very real reasons why we cling to this belief.)

Tune in to hear me explore…

the idea that Someday is better than today
perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, and how we rebuild a foundation of self-trust
joining yourself in the messy in-between place of your daily life and starting where you are, now

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