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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:

432: RB Fast: Parenting A Transgender Child and Raising Trans Allies Apr 15, 2020

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RB Fast is an activist, leader, envelope pusher, magic maker, and mother of a child who is creative, brave, and transgender.

I asked RB to come on this show because I wanted to have a parent of a transgender child share with us what parenting can look like when there are major shifts around a child’s identity - shifts that the rest of the world might not understand or might not accept.

When RB and I first started talking about doing this interview, she said she had to talk to her son about it. She wanted him to fully consent to this conversation - as well as set any boundaries he needed. RB also set boundaries around this conversation, as you’ll hear us talk about. This is such a beautiful and powerful example of sharing someone’s story in order to help others more clearly and deeply understand something, while also protecting someone’s boundaries.

Listen in to hear RB share:

Why she gave up her business to go back to a traditional job and why sometimes seemingly moving backward is actually moving forward
How she creates boundaries around sharing a story of parenting a trans child and protecting her child at the same time
How to practice curiosity over judgement if your child may be LGBTQ+
How parents can raise children who are strong allies
Signing up for unconditional love couched in a universe of uncertainty

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431: This Is Not Normal Apr 13, 2020

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The life you are living right now is not normal. It is far from it.

Pretending this is normal is dangerous. We can’t afford to normalize this because we would risk losing our compassion, our fighting spirit, and the opportunity to innovate and create solutions that are desperately needed right now.

If we normalize this, we risk bypassing our grief and our suffering. We risk not learning critical lessons in order to know better and do better next time we are faced with a similar crisis.

Right now, we are not ok. While we may be counting our blessings and feeling lucky and grateful in many ways, we are not ok. We get to be both. Two conflicting emotions get to exist:

Not ok and lucky.

Sad and hopeful.

Tired and cheerful.

Scared and joyful.

Overwhelmed and grateful.

Isolated yet overly connected and enmeshed with every member of our household (am I right??)

We are not ok and we will not normalize this, but we do need to create a sense of normalcy in our everyday lives.

Listen in to learn 4 ways to create normalcy when life is anything but normal.

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430: Natalie Hixson: Anger Management For Moms Apr 08, 2020

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Natalie Hixson is a Shameless Mom, wife, auntie and certified professional life coach who helps discouraged moms overcome destructive anger and burnout. After learning to thrive in motherhood and process anger in a healthy way, Natalie became convicted to help other moms avoid those dark years of motherhood by helping them to appreciate and process their anger, learn to identify their triggers, and ultimately control their reaction to those triggering situations. She enjoys her own motherhood journey by hanging with her husband Mike and their three daughters in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. She recharges with Jesus, coffee and adventures with her family like skiing in the winter, hiking and swimming in the summer and traveling year-round!

Natalie was extremely transparent and generous in sharing her experience with destructive anger in motherhood in this episode. So many of you have reached out to me asking to talk more about anger and I couldn’t be more grateful to Natalie for taking this DEEP dive into this topic with me.

Listen in to hear Natalie share:

What it was like to grow up in an angry household
How her anger got out of control, destructive and dangerous in motherhood
How she overcame destructive anger
The difference between healthy anger and destructive anger
How to use “calm down time” to re regulate emotions during angry moments
How to teach your kids about anger through your own anger management
Why you need to validate your anger and/or mom guilt
How to process anger in safe and healthy ways
Why conflict in your household can be healthy and productive
How to own your anger with your kids

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429: Perhaps Pain Is a Prerequisite For Power Apr 06, 2020

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Sometimes we forget that we have power. So much power. That no one and no circumstances can take from us.

We forget that we have the power to make choices, the power to decide (and upgrade) our thoughts, the power to manage and adjust expectations, the power to pause before reacting, the power to find joy in the middle of deep sadness, the power to build something when everything around us is seemingly falling apart.

When we are in pain, it can be hard to find our power.

But what if your pain is a prerequisite for your power?

What if it is the pain that pushes you to reach in, lean in, own your power, and stand back up?

Your power is abundant. It is limitless. It is expansive and constantly evolving.

Right now you are likely in pain in one way or another, or perhaps in many ways. Know that from that pain you have the power to:

* Manage and upgrade your thoughts

* Determine your actions

* Demonstrate love, compassion and kindness

* Make choices that serve you and your family

* Set boundaries

* Choose to be purposeful and intentional

* Restore hope

* Connect with others in new ways

* Be creative in how you operate in new norms

* Adapt to circumstances that initially felt overwhelmingly uncomfortable

* Change you see the world

* Create new guidelines for how you want to live

* Grow into new ways of being that feel positive and purposeful

* Channel joy in the smallest moments of the day

* Nurture relationships in new ways

* Thrive under conditions that would normally seem oppressive

I want you to look at the verbs that kick off each of the above examples of power:

* Manage

* Determine

* Demonstrate

* Make

* Set

* Choose

* Restore

* Connect

* Be

* Adapt

* Change

* Create

* Grow

* Channel

* Nurture

* Thrive

These are all actions you are capable of, actions you have power over. What forms of power will you choose today? How will you harness your pain and turn it into something that allows you to KEEP GOING, to KEEP SHOWING UP, to KEEP SHINING?

Listen in for more guidance to tap into your innate power during hard times.

Links mentioned:

Join the Shameless Mom Con Collective

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428: Monica Packer: Prioritizing Progress Over Perfection Apr 01, 2020

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Monica Packer is passionate about teaching practical transformation. As a podcaster, growth coach, and podcast educator, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica is a former middle school teacher, a forever Oprah and Harry Potter fangirl, a perpetual cookie dough maker, and a beginning swimmer. She's a mama of four living in the Bay Area, CA.

We recorded this interview before COVID-19 reared its ugly head. But there has never been a better time to learn how to better manage and even overcome perfectionism. We are all working so hard right now to keep the world spinning and Monica and I want to give you a ton of permission to just keep taking one imperfect step after another.

Listen in to hear Monica share:

The root of perfectionism and how it shows up specifically for moms
How a lack of goal setting and action taking is also a form of perfectionism
The truth about overachieving and underachieving perfectionists
Her own experience with perfectionism that led her through eating disorders and suicidal ideation
How leaning into the opposite side of perfectionism allows her to disconnect her worth from her achievements
How to use imperfect action as exposure therapy to recover from perfectionism
How you can prioritize progress over perfection
How to model imperfect action to high achiever/perfectionist kids

Links Mentioned:

Join our 4 Week Shameless Mom Con Collective
Connect with Monica: About Progress
Monica on Instagram: @aboutprogress
About Progress Podcast

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427: Keep Returning to Who You Are Mar 30, 2020

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When things get hard, you know how to show up. You know what matters most. You know where to set boundaries. You know what you stand for. You know how to prioritize your time and your efforts.

You have weathered some big storms in your day and you always come out stronger on the other side.

You set boundaries because you know what matters most right now and you know when the risks outweigh the benefits and when the benefits outweigh the risks.

You are not afraid to take uncomfortable action because you are a mama bear who knows what it means to go after what you and your family need most.

You are being tested in big ways right now.

Really big ways.

But it's ok.

You got this.

Because you know who you are. And you will continue returning to your roots.

You will continue to lean into your core values.

You will continue to be someone who does the right thing for your family and for the greater good.

You may cry.

You may bleed.

But that does not dampen or dim the torch you are carrying that will lead you to the next place you need to land.

You have seen hard times before. And you have found the cracks in order to let in the light. You are not someone who shies away from shining when the going gets tough.

If you can keep returning to who you are you will continue to be comforted by your own strength and power and tenacity.

Promise.

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426: Sheri Gazitt: Creating A More Joy-Filled Relationship With Your Teen Mar 25, 2020

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Sheri Gazitt is a Shameless Mom of 3, the founder of Teen Wise and is dedicated to guiding teens and parents through the ups and downs of adolescence. She advocates for teen mental wellness by advising foundations, appearing on TV, Radio, and podcasts, presenting to parents and teens, and writing for magazines both off and online. Coach Sheri also provides private coaching for teen girls to help them find their inner joy, tame stress, claim their confidence, and navigate friendships. Her latest program encourages parents to create space for their teen’s inner joy by resisting the rat race and prioritizing mental wellness over GPA's and college applications.

Sheri’s mission is powerful and so necessary right now. Her work to reframe joy and connection for teens and parents is critical.

Listen in to hear Sheri share:

What inspired her work in teen advocacy
Why her work with teens is JOY focused
The main drivers of anxiety and depression in our youth
The importance of stepping out of the kiddie and teen rat race
Why you and your kid may benefit tremendously by letting go of a traditional path to success
How to connect with your teens instead of just making sure they are checking boxes in achievement
One step that parents can take right now, today to start making the shift to prioritizing joy over achievement

Links mentioned:

Join our free Hope, Happiness & Mental Health Challenge
Connect with Sheri: Teen Wise Seattle
Sheri on FB: Teen Wise Seattle
Teen Wise Seattle
Sheri’s program for moms of middle schoolers

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425: It’s Ok To Take A Break From Fear Mar 23, 2020

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Fear doesn’t get to drive.

In unpredictable and unprecedented times, fear is normal - and even healthy. Fear will sit right beside you, keeping an eye out for you, making sure you are awake and alert. Fear might be in your front seat, but fear does not get to drive your car.

As Marie Forleo says in Everything Is Firgureoutable, “Fear is not the enemy. Waiting to stop feeling afraid is.”

If you’re waiting to stop feeling afraid, you will waste a lot of precious time. You will miss out on joy. You will be blind to opportunities that are right in front of you.

In this episode, we will talk about how you can embrace fear, tame fear, and find joy with fear sitting right beside you.

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424: Mikaela Kiner: Female Firebrands In The Workplace Mar 18, 2020

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Mikaela Kiner is a Shameless Mom of two teens, a certified executive coach, and experienced consultant. In 2015, Mikaela founded Reverb, a leading provider of flexible HR services for startups and growing companies in the Pacific Northwest. An HR professional for nearly twenty years, Mikaela enjoys coaching leaders at all levels and helping companies build healthy, inclusive cultures. She's been quoted in Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, and The Muse, and is a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council. She’s the author Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace.

Mikaela has coached leaders at all levels who want to live and lead in a purposeful way based on their values. By acting as a sounding board and accountability partner, she supports her coaching clients in achieving their goals. She particularly enjoys working with entrepreneurs, executives, and high potential women leaders.

Mikaela lives in Seattle and is happily married to Henry, who’s a musician, artist, and teacher. Their two children are good at challenging the status quo and are a constant source of learning and laughter. She is a strong believer that a healthy, inclusive culture is integral to the success of every organization.

Listen in to hear Mikaela share:

The diversity in interviews when interviewing 13 women with the exact same questions
The truth about competition between women in the workplace
The gift of Brene Brown telling her no
How to use data to create equity in the workplace
How to be a leader of inclusivity in the workplace
Why research shows that moms make awesome leaders - especially if you have 2 or more kids
The steps you can take to become a stronger leader today

Links Mentioned:

Connect with Mikaela: Reverb People
Mikaela on IG: Reverb People
Mikaela on Linked IN: Mikaela Kiner
Book: Female Firebrands by Mikaela Kiner
Article: Harvard Law Review: Primal Leadership
Book: Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
Podcast: I Hate My Boss

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423: 5 Ways To Find Light In The Darkness Of COVID-19 Mar 16, 2020

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For those of us who enjoy control and predictability in life, these are tough (if not excruciating) times. We are living in a pandemic - something I ignorantly and blissfully thought only existed in history books and Bible stories…

But, friends, we are still living. Just under very different circumstances than we are used to.

Know this - we are standing at the start line of a marathon. We need to show up prepared to pace ourselves, stay nourished & hydrated and - most importantly - keep our head game STRONG.

Some of you have heard the story of my one and only marathon. At mile 2 I decided I didn’t really feel like running anymore. I was just over it… And the following 4+ hours were absolutely grueling. I couldn’t mentally recover, which made me physically deteriorate at a rapid pace.

In the case of COVID-19, we cannot afford to deteriorate at the start line, or at mile 2. We will need to be extremely intentional and diligent in managing our energy and expectations. We will need to be nimble, adaptable, and creative. We will need to create boundaries around the places (namely the internet) and people who drain us or create unnecessary fear, panic or anxiety within us.

We also need to take radical responsibility for seeking hope and happiness during this marathon. If we are to sustain ourselves over the coming months, we must be able to find the cracks where the light is begging to come in. I promise they exist - but you will need to actively seek them out.

I am in Seattle - the US epicenter of COVID-19. Our city is pretty much shut down. It is hard and heavy. And there is light. I can see the cracks. If I can see the cracks you can too.

Listen in to learn 5 ways to find light in the darkness of COVID-19. Also, please join me for our upcoming free Hope, Happiness & Mental Health Challenge (sign up: shamelessmom.com/challenge). We start Monday, March 23rd. This challenge is the light you’re looking for.

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Hope, Happiness & Mental Health Challenge

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