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Shameless Leadership

Welcome to Shameless Leadership! This show is for women, transgender people, non-binary folks, and allies who are committed to advancing their leadership and the leadership of those around them. In this space, we believe everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, valued, and supported. Our mission is to help you foster these feelings within your own circles of influence to build trust, psychological safety, and a culture of belonging.
In each episode, we dive into essential topics impacting women in leadership – everything from shutting down your inner critic and imposter syndrome to overcoming perfectionism to using your voice in new ways to advocate for yourself, your ideas, and other folks carrying marginalized identities. You’ll hear practical tips, effective strategies, and inspiring stories that will not only enhance your leadership skills but also broaden your perspective to become a more confident, thoughtful, and empathetic leader.
Our stories come from people carrying identities who are often underrepresented, underestimated, and excluded. By sharing their experiences, we aim to provide you with invaluable lessons that will transform your leadership journey. We are thrilled to have you join this community of Shameless Leaders who are actively creating a world where everyone, regardless of gender, can intentionally lead through a more curious, compassionate, and inclusive lens.

Latest Episodes:

802: Your Invitation to Take Back Back-to-School Sep 04, 2023

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Before you jump to conclusions about the title of this episode, rest assured that I am not suggesting we take away back-to-school and live in eternal summer. Quite the opposite. Get those kids in school. Keep them there. For a very long time. No more summers, 3-day weekends, mid-winter breaks. None of it. All school, all the time. Ha!

Can you tell I’m thrilled that it’s finally back-to-school season?!

In this episode, I’m inviting you to Take Back Back-to-School by taking back this season to center yourself. You very likely just spent the last 3 or so months centering your kids, your family, and perhaps your extended family in one million ways. NOW?? This is your time.

September is pretty much New Years for moms. Happy New Year! We made it!!

Now that you made it, what will you do with this time, this season, these last 4 months of 2023?

I’m going to invite you to take this time for you. Make it about your needs. Center yourself.

In this episode, I’ll share 3 ways you can get started.

Happy September, Mamas! Happy New Years! WE MADE IT!

Links mentioned:

Join My September Retreat for Women Leaders at Work: Influence & Ignite: Be the Boss Your People Have Been Waiting For: shamelessmom.com/leaders

Join my October Retreat for Women Entrepreneurs: Influence & Ignite: Be the CEO and Thought Leader You Were Born to Be: shamelessmom.com/bizretreat

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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801: Ange Matthews: How to Make Your Money Make More Money Aug 30, 2023

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Angela E. Matthews is an Investor, Investment Coach, and the founder of the Happy Investor Method™, where her goal is to make investing accessible and fun for all. As an experienced investor and investment trainer, she has conducted workshops, seminars, and one-on-one coaching with thousands of individuals and businesses from all walks of life. A first-generation investor, she was making $40,000 a year and had six figures in debt when she taught herself how to generate multiple 6 figures passively in the stock market, and has since helped others make thousands of dollars doing the same.

I absolutely loved this conversation. Ange took something that I find so daunting and unapproachable - the stock market - and made it simple, fun, and accessible! If you’re at all curious about making your money make more money for you in low-stakes ways (like $50, not $10,000!), you will love Ange and this conversation.

Listen in to hear Ange share:

How she self-funded her 8-month maternity leave
The power of making money make money for you
The mistakes she made early on in investing and how you can avoid the same mistakes
Specific steps to take to start investing in low-stakes ways in order to grow your learning curve and confidence
Why she works as a passive investor and how she differs from a day trader
How to choose companies to invest in
What apps to use for buying stocks
The deep significance of building generational wealth for her and her children

Links mentioned:

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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800: Behind the Scenes of 800 SMA Episodes! Aug 28, 2023

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800!! UNREAL.

I always joke that I am nothing if not consistent. Over the last 7.5 years, we have put out a new SMA every single Monday and Wednesday. And now we are up to 800! WOW.

For funsies, I want to take you a bit behind the scenes for this episode. So, I’m answering some of the most common questions I get about hosting the show. I hope you enjoy this peek behind the curtain (and the little bit of tea that I spill.)

In this episode, I answer these questions:

Do you ever run out of episode ideas or things to talk about?
Do you have a favorite interview?
Do you have a least favorite interview?
Have you ever not aired an interview?
What have been the biggest surprises over the course of 800 episodes?
What life lessons have you learned after creating so many episodes?
How has the podcast opened doors to new opportunities?

Also… THANK YOU. Whether you’ve tuned in to all 800 episodes of the show or you’re a newer listener, it is a HUGE honor to be in your ear. I do not take it lightly. Thank you for inviting me in. I truly love spending time with you each week. I see you and I appreciate you.

Xoxo, Sara

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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799: Kristi Fischer and Kelly Winkler: How to Use Mindfulness for All Ages Aug 23, 2023

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Kelly Winkler and Kristi Fischer are both moms, former classroom teachers, yoga teachers, kids, yoga teachers, and trainers for Kidding Around Yoga. Both have had extensive experience working with children in various capacities and now are very passionate about sharing what they have learned with families and educators. In their podcast, Mindful Conversations with KAY, Kristi and Kelly share research-based tools and strategies to help increase mindfulness, self-awareness, connection, self-regulation, and peace in the home and classroom. In these fun and insightful conversations, they take a deep dive into all things kids yoga and mindfulness.

Listen in to hear Kelly and Kristi share:

How their experience as Shameless Moms (raising 6 kids between the 2 of them) led to their interest in and need for mindfulness practices
How Kelly’s teen daughter’s OCD led her to a meditation practice and inspired Kelly’s work with kids and mindfulness
Specific mindfulness techniques that can be used across different development stages
How to cue your kids into their body sensations before they get to a point of emotional dysregulation
The significance of modeling mindfulness to your kids
How educators can integrate mindfulness into their curriculum

Links mentioned:

Podcast: Mindful Conversations with KAY
Connect with Kristi and Kelly and Kidding Around Yoga Resources: www.kiddingaroundyoga.com
KAY on IG
KAY on FB

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

798: 8 Weird Things That Happen to You in Motherhood Aug 21, 2023

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This is a lighter episode that I’m hoping will give you a few laughs you didn’t even know you needed.

I have so many “Nobody warned me!” moments in motherhood. On top of that, as a direct result of motherhood, I have these entirely new personality attributes that I never saw coming. Some of them are great. Some are downright alarming. I’m here for them all.

In this episode, I share 8 weird things that happen to you in motherhood (that no one warns you about). I think some, if not all, of these will make you laugh. I hope you see yourself, laugh at yourself, and laugh right alongside me. And then, please join me on Instagram (@shamelessmomacademy) to share the weird things that have happened to you in motherhood that no one ever warned you about!

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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797: One Shameless Thing: Embrace Change Aug 17, 2023

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A few years ago, I was listening to a podcast interview with Brene Brown and Jim Collins and she shared this quote from Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great, “Uncertainty is chronic. Instability is permanent. Disruption is common.” Hearing this made me so mad that I immediately stopped listening. I later returned to the interview because I knew this was a lesson I needed to learn. A lesson around embracing change - and especially about embracing change as a constant.

This week I am giving you ONE SHAMELESS THING to Embrace Change in order to manage your mindset in a world that seems to be evolving much faster than we can keep up with!

ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - just ONE thing - to make today a better day. My purpose is to give you the hope, optimism and POWER you need to make today whatever you want to make it - even if life is throwing you one curveball after another.

Enjoy this shorty episode. And know that I am in this with you. Always.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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796: Nadia Ahrens: Grief, Loss, and Soul Work Aug 16, 2023

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Nadia Ahrens is a psychotherapist and spiritual life coach. A graduate of Columbia University, she's been helping women heal for over twenty years. Nadia believes that we all struggle and have trauma and tragedy to grow from, herself included. She shares her experience of losing her eight-year-old son in 2016, so she can be a beacon for others. Along with working 1:1 with her clients, she also leads workshops, online groups, and retreats. Nadia is also a hypnotherapist and uses this creative and spiritual modality in her work. Using a blend of clinical expertise and hypnotherapy, she helps women turn their wounds into wisdom.

I have worked with Nadia personally and referred others to her as well. Her work is so transformational. I am so excited to share her magic with you all.

Listen in to hear Nadia share:

How to be intentional about how to give the best of us, not the rest of us
How she managed the grief of losing her son Jack when he was 8 years old
How she shifted from waiting to die to choosing to live after Jack’s death
Why she made herself sit in the black hole of grief before she started making her way out
How to check in on a grieving friend in a thoughtful and intentional way
The concept of soul work especially as you navigate hard moments or season
The importance of holding space for “this is happening for me” vs “this is happening to me”
What hypnotherapy is and what it is not - the myths and the truth around this powerful form of trauma healing

Links Mentioned:

Connect with Nadia: nadiaahrenscoaching.com
Get details on Nadia’s Fall Retreat: email nadia.ahrens@gmail.com
Nadia on FB
Nadia on IG
FB Group

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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795: Who You Are Anywhere Is Who You Are Everywhere Aug 14, 2023

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WHO YOU ARE ANYWHERE IS WHO YOU ARE EVERYWHERE.

Who are you when you don’t have anything to gain?

Who are you when no one is watching?

Who are you when someone who has less than you needs something you have?

Who are you when you see someone struggling?

Who are you when there is an opportunity to share your time and resources?

Who are you when there is an opportunity to perform a random act of kindness for a stranger?

Last week, I was out on a bike ride and got a flat tire 5 miles away from home. I got off my bike to fix my flat and realized I had the wrong pump and without a valve adapter, there was no way I could re-inflate my tire. I did not have a valve adapter.

I sat there in the rain for about 20 minutes - sitting in the wet dirt on the side of the trail, with my bike disassembled.

The number of cyclists who rode passed me: at least 30.

The number of people who acknowledged a woman sitting in the rain on the side of a trail with a broken down bike: 0

When no one stopped for me after 15 minutes or so, I started trying to flag people down.

I called out to folks as they approached me, “Excuse me, do you have a….”

And my voice would trail off as they whizzed by me without any sort of acknowledgment.

If you’re the person who whizzes by the woman in the rain with the broken down bike, I’m going to assume you are also the person who walks by the person experiencing homelessness and acts like they are invisible. I’m going to assume you are the person who speaks in meetings without asking those who look or think differently than you for their ideas and opinions. I’m going to assume are not teaching your children how to treat people who are different than you with kindness and compassion because you are not demonstrating that yourself (unless perhaps it benefits you.)

In this episode, I share how I finally got help, as well as how to check yourself in terms of how you show up for others.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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794: One Shameless Thing: Use Your Voice Aug 10, 2023

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Using your voice can be downright scary. But it can also be the most powerful tool you have. When you use your voice you expand and extend your edges. You move that line where your comfort zone ends and your discomfort begins and your comfort and capacity around using your voice grows tremendously.

This week I am giving you ONE SHAMELESS THING to Use Your Voice in order to stand up for yourself, the people you love, and the ideas you want to share with the world.

ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - just ONE thing - to make today a better day. My purpose is to give you the hope, optimism, and POWER you need to make today whatever you want to make it - even if life is throwing you one curveball after another.

Enjoy this shorty episode. And know that I am in this with you. Always.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

793: Sabrina Justison: What Happens to a Mother When Her Son Is Incarcerated for Murder Aug 09, 2023

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Content Warning: this episode talks about murder and the prison system.

Sabrina Justison is a curriculum developer, speaker, and writer, wife to Fred, and mom or step-mom to 7 grown kids, plus grandmother to 6. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, PrisonCare. One of those grown kids is "J," who is mentally ill and in prison, serving a very long sentence for murder. Sabrina is an advocate for people like J who are incarcerated, in particular those living with mental illness.

The need for sweeping prison reform is undeniable for sure, but in the meantime, while we wait for legislation and funding, no matter WHAT our politics are, we can offer tangible support to the people inside the fence, simply because they are in need, and they matter. In particular, the mental health needs of prison residents AND corrections staff are overwhelming. For example: on average, three Corrections Officers die by suicide every day in the US. Incarcerated individuals are more than twice as likely to be significantly mentally ill than those outside of prisons.

Through PrisonCare, Sabrina is committed to humazing people who are incarcerated and supporting the mental health of our incarcerated community members and Corrections Officers.

Listen in to hear Sabrina share:

What it has been like to be the mother of a child who is serving a very long prison sentence for murder
How she took her background in psychology and the arts to found her non profit, PrisonCare
How she started to pick up the pieces and move forward after her son was incarcerated
The critical lack of mental health support in prisons and jails
How we, as a society, have completely dehumanized prisoners and created a system that is harmful to prisoners and all of society
The surprising parallels and similarities between the lives of the prisoners and Corrections Officers in the prison system
What PrisonCare does and how to adopt a prison

Links mentioned:

Learn about Prison Care: prisoncare.org
Connect with Sabrina: sabrinajustison.com
The Prison Care Podcast: theprisoncarepodcast.buzzsprout.com
Sabrina on Facebook
Prison Care on FB
Private PrisonCare FB Group
Sabrina on Instagram
PrisonCare on IG
Sabrina on Twitter
PrisonCare on Twitter
Sabrina on LinkedIn
PrisonCare on LinkedIn

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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