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

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Motherhood, Connection & Self-Care with Tara Pringle Jefferson Nov 27, 2018

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Today’s episode features Tara Pringle Jefferson! Tara is a writer, speaker, self-care coach and founder of the Make Life Rich podcast, a weekly show that serves as a self-care intervention for burnt out entrepreneurs. Tara’s platform for self-care includes a series of workshops on stress reduction, time management and personal development, all of which culminate in an annual self-care retreat in exciting cities across the country. A voice of authority on self-care, women’s empowerment, and digital entrepreneurship, Tara regularly speaks at national conferences and events delivering workshops on these topics. She also runs a private coaching group, the Self-Care Suite, now more than 800 members strong. She lives in Stow, Ohio with her husband and two children. I just love today’s episode. Tara shares her personal story of creating a dynamic system of self-care for herself as a mother, wife, and entrepreneur. She describes a feeling of having lost herself beneath her many identities in a way that I think everyone listening in will be able to relate to. Tune in to hear her best practical tools for cultivating daily self-care and powerful anecdotes about turning points in her journey to caring for herself more deeply.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Energy management as self-care (& the cellphone battery analogy)
Tuning in to yourself throughout the day and permission to change your mind
Motherhood, boundaries, and modeling the type of life that you want your children to know is possible
Letting people know (and love) you, even when it’s uncomfortable

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Daily Reminders for a Joyful Holiday Season Nov 20, 2018

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The holiday season can feel fraught with overwhelm, tricky conversations, and the huge weight of internal and external expectations. To support you in showing up for your life differently this holiday season, I recorded this short episode to remind you that you are allowed to take care of yourself, set and maintain appropriate boundaries, and say no (especially when you really really really want to). These timely reminders are useful all year long, but I find that during this time of year it helps to keep them front and center!

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What boundaries are – and what they are not
Operating within your realm of responsibility
Saying no
My best holiday self-care tips

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Getting (Back) Into Your Body With Audrey Holst Nov 06, 2018

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Today’s episode features Audrey Holst. Audrey helps people stress less and enjoy life more by giving them the tools to get their bodies and minds working together. Combining over a decade of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness with extensive training and work as a Certified Professional Coach, she uses her distinctive blend of down-to-earth pragmatism and deep empathy to teach people how to tap into their natural resilience and agility so they can handle whatever comes their way. During our conversation Audrey described practical tools for getting (back) into your body to help you care for yourself with greater nuance and accuracy. In her straightforward style, she shared anecdotes from her personal journey from feeling burned out to grounded in her body. Prepare to walk away from this episode breathing more deeply, feeling rejuvenated, and armed with great strategies for caring for yourself right now.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Getting into your body to know what you feel and need
Noticing your inner work without judgment
How to get started (even when you don’t feel ready)
Becoming a connoisseur of yourself

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What to Do When You've Let Yourself Down Oct 23, 2018

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Mistakes, disappointments, and broken promises to yourself are inevitable, because, as hard as you might try, you are a human being and not a robot. Today's episode focuses on how to make BETTER promises to yourself (ones actually grounded in truth and possibility) and how to support yourself kindly and compassionately even when you don't follow through in the way you might wish to. Rich with practical examples and real life situations, this episode will show you how to harness your energy and pour it back into making better choices next time.

Tune in to hear me explore…

How we damage ourself trust with our self-talk and meaning-making
Honoring our humanity and EXPECTING mistakes
Turning a disappointment into a valuable opportunity to get to know yourself better
Choosing to start again, anytime of the day or night

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Honoring Your Natural Rhythms with April McMurtry Oct 16, 2018

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Today’s episode features April McMurtry. April is the founder of The Moon is My Calendar and creatress of the New Moon Calendar Journal. She is also a visual artist, mama, teacher, and creative lunar guide. Her work reflects her passion for nature-based cycles, personal mythologies, and symbolism. April has more than fifteen years experience working in education as a classroom teacher, workshop facilitator and program coordinator at home and abroad. She loves to support people on the path to growth and transformation. On a more intimate note she says: I am drawn to things that keep me connected to the cycles in nature and reminders that life is an unfolding work in progress. Meditation, creative process, connection to intuition and the cosmic currents get me up in the morning. And my kitten. And my daughters who need breakfast and lunches for school. And kisses. During today’s episode, April shares so many beautiful stories and tools for deepening your relationship with your own personal energy cycles by cultivating a relationship with the moon. These tangible ways to tend to yourself can help ground you in the knowledge that you are a part of the natural world around you and assist you in nurturing your body over the course of the moon cycle and year.

Tune in to hear us explore…

How to connect with and learn from the moon
Reseting your rhythm as you move throughout the seasons
Gathering information about yourself that will help you care for yourself more deeply
Combating our own unreasonable expectations and honoring seasons of growth and rest

During the episode April mentioned a blog post that she’d written called Reset Your Rhythm. As April and I were chatting, I also talked a little bit about how I use her New Moon calendar in Cycle, my yearlong group for humans who are looking to deepen their relationship with cyclical living and honoring their own personal rhythms. Doors for Cycle open in November! Dance on over here to get on the waitlist. I hope you enjoy this episode! Click the play button below to listen in.
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Permission to Change Your Mind Oct 09, 2018

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Today’s episode dives into the sticky liberation of giving yourself permission to change your mind. This can be very difficult for the people pleasing humans of the world, like myself! Listen in to hear me share a personal anecdotes about how I learned to give myself permission to change my mind – and finding the careful balance between feeling flaky and taking personal responsibility.

Tune in to hear me explore…

What to do FIRST when someone asks you to do something
What showing up authentically has to do with creating relationships where you feel seen and heard
Changing your mind without taking responsibility for someone else’s disappointment
How to navigate feeling flaky for being human

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Advocating for Your Needs in Your Relationships with Pace Smith Sep 25, 2018

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Today’s episode features the brilliant Pace Smith. Pace is co-host of The Dervish and the Mermaid, a podcast about living wholeheartedly, pathfinding, the Enneagram, feminism & activism for sensitive people, self-love & body love, and plenty more! Pace is a Sufi, a bridger, a pan poly trans DDR player, and a 3. Download her free eBook, Find Your Path Now, to STOP living on autopilot and START living the wholehearted, unconventional life you were meant to live. Pace and I had a fantastic conversation about figuring out what you need and determining how to advocate for those needs in your relationships. I am so grateful to her for how much she shared, because I had a ton of lightbulb moments for how to show up in my relationship with greater clarity! Throughout the episode, Pace shares personal anecdotes and tangible tools that help us connect with others more deeply and live with greater intention.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Decision fatigue & creating routines to help you meet your needs
Figuring out how to advocate for – and not minimize – your needs in your relationships
Subtle vs. direct communication and how your style impacts your need advocacy
Boundaries, feeling safe & what happens when our needs are in conflict with one another
Creating a spiritual practice that supports you

During the episode we discussed a super fun interview I did for Pace and Kyeli’s podcast on Permission to Rest, which I totally recommend checking out! I hope you enjoy this episode! Click the play button below to listen in.
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Are You Worth It? Sep 18, 2018

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We encounter questions about our worth whenever we are thinking about investing time, money, or energy into ourselves. We wonder, "Is the experience going to be worth our investment?" The subtle question underneath this question is, "Am I worth the investment?" Today's podcast episode explores investment, possibility, and disappointment as I explore how to make decision about your own care that feel really (really) good.

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Deserving your own time, attention, and cash
Navigating possibility – including the possibility of disappointment
How to mine your experiences for valuable information to make better decisions next time
Avoiding the trap of something only being “worth it” if it betters you in some way

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On Tending with Carrie Cox & Tanya Levy Sep 11, 2018

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Today’s very special episode features two brilliant women I have been honored to work with over the past couple of years, Tanya Levy and Carrie Cox. During the interview, Tanya and Carrie share fantastic examples and real life anecdotes of how they care for themselves as they navigate their daily lives. From motherhood to boundary setting to honoring the creative process, this conversation highlights the transformation, ease, and messiness that happens when you begin prioritizing your own care and making space for yourself in your life.

Tune in to hear us explore…

Motherhood, boundaries, and having conversation about needs with our children
Relaxing your expectations and allowing your needs to guide you
The magic and power of devoting yourself to being present instead of perfect
Healing your relationship with your inner critic

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During our conversation we refer to my 9-month online circle, Tend, which is currently open for registration! Dance on over here to check out the details and claim your seat for the next round.
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On Receiving Sep 05, 2018

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We pour a lot of energy into identifying and asking for what we want and need, but what happens when you have the opportunity to receive what you’ve asked for? I’ve found that this can be a sneaky and unexpected minefield for women as they learn to prioritize their needs. Today’s episode is devoted to the practice of learning how to receive the things that you ask for – including how to navigate potential pitfalls before they occur.

Tune in to hear me explore…

The anatomy of asking for what you want and need
The inner work of opening to receive the things you’ve asked for
A few personal stories about how this has gone awry in my life
How to practice receiving – including the few (very important) things you need to let go of

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