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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.

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422: Jessie Artigue and Gerard Brown: Foster Parents And Child Free By Choice Mar 11, 2020

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Gerard + Jessie Pepper have been partners in crime since 2005. Their relationship started over a clean pile of laundry, and now they dish about life, love and how to keep from losing your mind on a podcast called Marriage Is Funny. Gerard loves his day job as a financial actuary, and Jessie continues to build her career as a lifestyle expert and online brand at StyleAndPepper.com. They enjoy preaching and speaking whenever possible, are always happiest while hosting friends and family in their home, and love being enthusiastic pet-parents to a rescue pup named Sadie Mae.

Listen in to hear:

Why they started a marriage podcast at the worst time in their marriage
What is like to record a podcast with your partner when you’re annoyed with them
Why they decided to be child free and why they opted to become foster parents instead
The beautiful gifts and intense challenges of hosting short term foster placement
The impact of foster parenting on their marriage
If fostering has shifted their perspective on having children of their own.

Links Mentioned:

Marriage is funny Podcast
Free Marriage Myths video series: Meet The Peppers
Meet The Peppers / Grounded Marriage
Jessie's personal IG: @styleandpepper
Marriage is Funny IG: @meetthepeppers
Connect with Jessie at jessieartigue.com
Learn more about safe-families.org

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421: Let Other People Be Mad At You Mar 09, 2020

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‘Tis the season of disappointing other people. Fa la la la la….

As my platform has grown so has my exposure to judgement. In my personal and professional life, there are people who have been disappointed in me, even angry with me, over the last year or so.

I will be honest with you, this kind of thing used to really eat me up inside. I’m not going to tell you that I’m super-cool with people being upset with me now. But I can tell you that I have done a lot of work to be ok with some people being mad at me - and me NOT OWNING their feelings.

The truth is this: a person’s emotions are their own responsibility. I have repeatedly found that the people who are disappointed in me or angry with me have one or more of these things in common:

A poor sense of self
A general lack of self-awareness
Poor coping skills
A weak or completely lacking support system

For these folks, I will forgive them in order to make peace in my own life so I can move forward. I will not make space for their energy or abuse, In fact, I will actively distance and separate myself from it. And, most importantly, I will not take responsibility for their emotions.

If I hurt someone or cause someone harm, I will own that and apologize. I will take radical responsibility for myself and my actions - but not for others reactions to my actions.

This is what it looks like to have boundaries. This is what it looks like to be a grown-up. It is not easy. But it is the only way to show all the way up for those who matter most to me. I would be doing myself and my loved ones a massive disservice if I took on my haters anger or displaced feelings. The same goes for you.

How do you stay in your own way when it comes to other people’s opinions and judgments of you? You must take radical responsibility for that. This episode will teach you how.

Links mentioned:

Book: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday

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420: Parijat Deshpande: Finding Power & Hope In High Risk Pregnancies Mar 04, 2020

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Parijat Deshpande is Shameless Mom and the leading high-risk pregnancy expert, mind-body health specialist, trauma professional, speaker and author who teaches women how to deactivate their stress response before, during and after a high-risk pregnancy so they can give their baby a strong start to life. Her unique approach has served hundreds of women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever. Parijat is the author of bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. She is also the host of the popular podcast Delivering Miracles®, that discusses the real, raw side of family-building including infertility, loss, high-risk pregnancy, bed rest, prematurity and healing once baby comes home.

Listen in to hear Parijat share:

Her journey of serious and dangerous complications during fertility treatments that lead to the delivery of her 24 week old baby boy
How she managed preterm labor, used her mind to dramatically impact her and her baby’s health, and bought her son a life giving 15 additional days in utero
The very bittersweet journey of having a second child via a gestational carrier
The impact of prenatal stress/trauma on pregnancy outcomes and how you can learn to self manage prenatal stress/trauma by re-regulating your nervous system
The truth about trauma and how your body and brain resolve it - or not

Links mentioned:

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419: Exposure Therapy, Anxiety, and Power Mar 02, 2020

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You have probably heard the saying, “The only way out is through.”

I would add to this that the only way into your power is through the pain and discomfort of growth.

Power, achievement, growth, and success only come from putting yourself in situations that push you in new ways. And that can be ridiculously hard and scary. For me, there are often nearly impossible nerves to overcome, a racing heart that makes me unable to speak, a belly that cannot stop flip-flopping, and legs that won’t stop shaking.

The more dramatic the symptoms, the more I know I’ll grow through the discomfort.

Case in point: as I’ve taken up new challenges in skiing this year, I’ve experienced all the above symptoms very regularly. And I hate it. I hate it to the point that I get angry. Also, I’m growing in the biggest ways since I started skiing - as a skier, an athlete, and a woman who is becoming more powerful in all areas of life through actively embracing fear.

It’s really hard. But I’m HERE. FOR. IT.

If you want more power in your life you will have to get more uncomfortable. You will have to do hard things. There is no way around it. It is only through the consistent exposure to scary and hard things that we get to see who we are becoming, how much potential we have for success, and what kind of true joy we are capable of creating for ourselves.

Listen in to hear how I’m using exposure therapy to face my biggest fears this year - and how it’s changing the game for me.

Links mentioned:

Join me for Shameless Mom Con

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418: Naomi Clark: From Clearing Her Dresser to Getting Clear On Her Life Feb 26, 2020

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Naomi Clark is the CEO of Her Money Map where she helps women transform their mindset around money and partners with them to create cash flow strategies that support their values and lifetime goals. Her mission is to help women crush their self-limiting beliefs and barriers when it comes to money. She believes one of the primary reasons women struggle with confidence in making financial decisions is in large part due to the patriarchy which is designed to make women feel doubtful and distracted.

Naomi is also the creator and host of "The OutSpoken Girlfriend" podcast where she encourages and celebrates women to step into their best selves - their authentic selves. But this isn't your typical personal development podcast. As a self-described "sworn enemy of the patriarchy" Naomi provides strategies and tactics that teaches women how to dismantle the patriarchy as they pursue their best lives.

In the "muggle world" Naomi has a degree in Finance with over 20 years of corporate experience in Accounting, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.

In addition to all this, Naomi is one of the OGs of the Shameless Mom community and one of our speakers for Shameless Mom Con 2020. I think you’re going to love hearing her story of growth and transformation as a Shameless Mom.

Listen in to hear Naomi share:

What the American Dream looked like for her as a black woman and why it was not so dreamy
How letting her life get really small made her life miserable
How setting the simple goal of cleaning off her dresser snowballed into cleaning up the vision for her life
The truth about working against the patriarchy - and how she’s helping women do this powerful work
Her powerful message for white moms and white women

Links mentioned:

Hear Naomi speak at Shameless Mom Con 2020
Connect with Naomi
The Outspoken Girlfriend Podcast
The Outspoken Girlfriend Facebook group
Naomi on Instagram: The Out Spoken Girlfriend

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417: “I Don’t Have Anything To Offer” Feb 24, 2020

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Have you ever met a woman who didn’t have anything to offer?

Yeah, me neither.

Every woman I’ve ever met has had something extraordinary and unique that qualifies her to take up her very own special place in this world.

While you may fully recognize what other women have to offer, you may fail to see what you have to offer. You may think that everyone else has something to offer - and you don’t.

This is simply untrue.

This became glaring to me when I recently asked in our private FB group, “What’s holding you back from attending Shameless Mom Con?” A few mamas said they were worried they didn’t have anything to offer and thought they might not fit in with the other awesome attendees.

Isn’t it funny (and sad!) how we get in our own way???

Listen in to hear me coach you out of this mindset that you have less to offer than anyone around you. Listen in to hear the truth.

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con 2020

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416: Ashley Abercrombie: Overcoming Trauma and Perfectionism To Find Space & Grace Feb 19, 2020

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Ashley Abercrombie fought to overcome addiction, rape, abortion, perfectionism and dysfunctional relationships to become an honest, whole and free woman (most days). She wore a mask more than half her life, and considers herself too old, and too annoyed to ever put that thing on again.

Ashley is a speaker and a writer, featured in many magazines and digital outlets, including Darling, Relevant and Grit and Virtue. Her YouVersion Bible study, Finding God in the Hard Places, has been completed by over 200,000 people. Her first book will be released in the fall of 2019, with Baker Books. Alongside fellow author and speaker, Tiffany Bluhm, Ashley is the co-host for the hilarious and helpful podcast Why Tho.

She has an unrelenting passion for justice, particularly anti-human trafficking and mass incarceration initiatives, and served the city of Los Angeles for seven years, winning commendations from the LAPD and Los Angeles Mayor’s office, before transitioning to Manhattan to pastor at Liberty Church, Downtown, alongside her husband, Cody. Ashley is an executive board bember of Treasures, a non-profit that reaches and supports women in the sex industry and victims of sexual exploitation, while training leaders globally.

The Abercrombies are nearly brain dead from sleep deprivation, but love their life, raising two incredible sons, Levi (5) and Lucas (2), in their beautiful neighborhood in Harlem, New York.

Listen in to hear Ashley share:

How she gave up her PhD in pretending her life was great and get honest about her story and proudly own it - how to stop pretending and performing for others
How enduring an eating disorder, addiction, sexual assault, and abortion led her to her current place of grace in life
How our secrets inevitably lead to self harm
The benefits of adjusting your expectations every morning instead of assuming every day will be great
The exact action she takes to be honest with herself #everydamnday
The beauty of recognizing the notion that time is your friend
Why a day of rest is essential as a family
How to have more holy gumption in order to live your best, most spirited life

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con 2020
SMA Ep 322 with Tiffany Bluhm
Connect with Ashley: Ashabercrombie
IG & Twitter: @ashabercrombie
Facebook: @ashabercrombienyc

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415: Celebrating & Honoring Black History #everydamnday Feb 17, 2020

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Today I am taking a moment to celebrate Black History Month. To be honest, this moment feels too short and inadequate. I really wish I planned better for this month because this celebration deserves more attention than what I have created space for. While I aim to elevate black women and black moms all year long in the SMA, I understand the special importance of taking extra time to do this in February and I have already committed to dedicating more than one episode to this next year. I hope that in acknowledging my imperfect action here, other white allies will step up their game too. This is work is crucial, even when the steps feel too small. Something is better than nothing. And I vow to keep learning more so I can keep doing more.

Listen in to learn how to celebrate black history and black women by becoming a better ally and, better yet, an accomplice. Please take notes as I share powerful resources and a fantastic list of podcasts hosted by black women whom I admire tremendously. I want you to go subscribe to them all!

Links mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con 2020

Podcasts recommendations:

Laura Cathcart Robbins: The Only One In The Room
Nikita Burks-Hale: Journey Gurl Magic
Naomi Clark: The Outspoken Girlfriend
Tavona Givens: She Is Still Standing Tavona Givens
Omolara Uwemedimo: Supermom Rehab
Jamila Payne: Daily Success Show
Nicole Walters: The Nicole Walters Podcast
Rachel Rodgers: Million Dollar Badass

Book recommendations:

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414: Davide Di Giorgio: Using Celebration to Overcome Comparanoia™ Feb 12, 2020

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Davide Di Giorgio is the number one international best-selling author of “Being UNapologetic”, a keynote and TEDx speaker, Comparanoia™ expert, and a speaking and confidence consultant for students, teachers, parents, influencers and celebrities. He is a writer for The Good Men Project, Thought Catalog, Thrive Global, and Success Profiles Magazine. His philanthropic endeavor, Project Being UNapologetic dares to tackle bullying and build confidence and self-esteem while funding dream projects for high school performing arts students.

We don’t showcase Shameless men on the show very often, but when we do they are SO. GOOD. Davide is a brilliant and beautiful human and I’m so honored to have him join me for this conversation.

Listen in to hear Davide share:

How an incident in kindergarten kicked off years of being bullied
How he broke the cycle of being victimized by life circumstances
The very really struggle of Comparanoia™
How to manage and overcome Comparanoia™
How he coped with being abandoned by his parents when he came out at age 33
His experience in Shameless parenting in a non-traditional way
How he’s practicing celebration during especially challenging times

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con 2020
Connect with Davide: Being UNapologetic
Watch Davide’s TEDx talk: The real power of choice: overcoming Comparanoia
Join The unMOMtourage
More about Overcoming Comparanoia: Overcoming Comparanoia
The iCELEBRATE MATRIX: icelebrate.OvercomingComparanoia

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413: It's Ok To Not Be Ok Feb 10, 2020

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I recently had a week where everything just felt so off and so out of my control. Can you relate? We’ve all been there. It’s hard.

And... it’s ok to not be ok.

Sometimes we try to just blow past our emotions or frustrations. We feel like we don’t have time for them. I mean, who has extra time to sit around feeling dumpy??

But it’s also necessary to process why we are not ok. Some questions to ask:

What got me here?

Why is it so uncomfortable?

Did I make a poor choice?

Am I absorbing and owning someone else’s junk?

How can I make things better - not just put a bandaid on it - but really make it better?

How can I create some space to figure out positive and powerful next steps?

If you find yourself putting up a front on the regular, this episode is for you. Give yourself permission to stop faking fine and be less than awesome every now and then.

Links mentioned:

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