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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:

382: Jessica Sinarski: Science, Trauma, and Brave Brains Oct 23, 2019

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Jessica Sinarski is a Shameless Mom of 3, a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, and educator. She is the author of RILEY THE BRAVE (available in English and Spanish) and the founder of BraveBrains, an organization committed to helping adults living and working with children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or significant losses.

Jessica is a thought leader in connecting neuroscience with practice in adult-child relationships and has shared her expertise as a contributor to Fostering Families magazine, Adoptalk, blogs, and podcasts. She has trained thousands of parents and professionals across the country and maintains a private practice in Delaware, incorporating neurofeedback and attachment-based therapeutic models.

Jessica shares some GOLD here as it pertains to our brains, our childrens’ brains, and how we can reverse stress to the brain. I learned so much in this conversation. I think you will too!

Listen in to hear Jessica share:

The major benefits of understanding brain function - to give you power and massive insight to improve the way you live and parent
What is the most important thing for moms to know about the brain - for yourselves and your kids
The impact of stress on a baby/child’s brain - and why it’s reversible
The power of turning toward our trauma instead of hiding it and/or hiding from it

Links mentioned:

Connect with Jessica: Brave Brains
Take the ACE Assessment
Book: Parenting the Whole-Brain Child
Twitter @jessicasinarski
IG/FB: @rileythebrave

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381: My Secret Formula For Growth Oct 21, 2019

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It is no secret that the people you spend the most time with will rub off on you. This begs the question - are you spending time with the right people?

Are you investing in relationships with people who inspire you, push you, hold you accountable, cheer for you?

Are you investing in relationships with people who have similar core values, who want to do good for the greater good, who want to elevate others as they climb, who want to elevate those who have less privilege?

Are you investing in relationships with people who are doing big things, scary things, great things - the things you want to do?

The relationships you invest in will determine your path, your growth, and your joy. And in many cases, they will clear the path for you, expediting your growth, bringing you joy you never thought possible.

Listen in to hear why you must get yourself in the room with like-minded mamas and my secret growth formula that makes the relationships you build in these rooms invaluable to your growth.

Links mentioned:

Join our free Facebook group: Facebook
Get your limited-time Early Bird ticket to Shameless Mom Con 2020

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380: Dana V. Adams: Live Your Gift Oct 16, 2019

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Dana V. Adams is a Shameless Mom of 4 boys, the founder of the Life Mapping Institute, author of Live Your Gift and the Live Your Gift Companion Guide, and considered one of the country’s top thought leaders on the life mapping process. For decades, first as a student and now as a teacher and mentor, Dana has inspired, empowered, and led thousands to embrace their life’s gifts to live happy, abundant and authentic lives. She leads the highly acclaimed Life Mapping Workshop to corporations and individuals.

Dana’s life was deeply impacted by life mapping a few years ago, so she took it upon herself to reach out to the creator of the concept, Bill Cohen, to ask him if they collaborate - major Shameless move! He said yes and Dana has had the opportunity to build a truly transformational program at the Life Mapping Institute as a result of this collaboration.

Listen in to hear Dana share:

The process of breaking through the fear around setting goals
How she got out of paralyzing fear in order to create space to go after her dreams of writing and speaking
How losing her mom by suicide shifted her ability to resist perfectionism and start taking risks to become an author
The power of putting things in the context they need to be in order to overcome her family stories around incest and suicide
What her intuition feels like and how she has learned to listen to it more often
How life mapping can get you in deeper touch with your intuition
The importance of having a deep and clear understanding around the WHY attached to each of your goals

Links Mentioned:

Connect with Dana and find events: Life Mapping Institute
Dana on Facebook Life Mapping Institute
Dana on LinkedIn
Dana on Instagram Life Mapping Institute
Book: Live Your Gift

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379: 4 Time Management Mindset Shifts for Moms Oct 14, 2019

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Do you suck at time management?

I get it. I’ve been there. Like, this week.

I have to laugh at the timing of this episode. I recorded it a few weeks ago, but at the time of writing this show description, my time couldn’t feel more tight. It has been one of those weeks where I’m constantly having to follow my own advice.

In a week when all the things are exploding and imploding, I’m having to be exceptionally clear around why I’m spending time on every single task - to make sure that I’m not prioritizing the wrong thing at the wrong time. This is HARD. This means that I’m dropping a few balls - on purpose. And that’s ok.

Time management is not about getting all the things done on time. It’s about getting the right things done at the right time. It’s about identifying what the “right things” even are.

Listen in to this episode to learn how to:

Work with your vision instead of against it when it comes to prioritization
Gain clarity around action steps versus tasks (so important!)
ID how you engage in procrastination and perfectionism (and how to stop)
Eliminate/automate/delegate

Links mentioned:

Enrollment is open for Momentum Mamas! Join our life-changing membership community here: Momentum

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378: Torie Henderson: Supermom is Getting Tired Oct 09, 2019

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Torie Henderson is a Shameless Mom of two teens, a master certified life coach, public school teacher, and creator of LifeCoachingforParents.com. She has helped hundreds of overworked and exhausted Supermoms transform their parenting, their careers, and their lives. Torie is host of the Supermom is Getting Tired Podcast and is devoted to helping moms release the burdens and the guilt so they can truly enjoy this time of their lives.

Listen in to hear Torie share:

The connection between “helicopter parenting” and fear
Noticing our feelings vs judging and feeling guilt around our situations
How we can disconnect our identity from our children’s successes, struggles, and failures and recover from enmeshment with our kids
Why we must let our children experience negative emotions
How to stop over-parenting and do less for your children (especially teens!)

Links mentioned:

Enrollment is open for MOMENTUM Mamas for a very limited time at a big discount: Momentum
Join us at Shameless Mom Con 2020: Shameless Mom Con
Connect with Torie: Life Coaching For Parents
Facebook Page: Life Coaching For Parents
Facebook Group: Supermom is Getting Tired
Podcast on Itunes

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377: 17 Ways Motherhood Qualifies You To Be A CEO Oct 07, 2019

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I’ve known for the last few years that motherhood is a massive qualifier for any CEO role. For quite some time I’ve been compiling lists in my head of different ways motherhood prepares a woman to lead and negotiate and teach and advocate at the highest level.

But when I sat down to create a master list of the TOP ways motherhood qualifies a woman to be a CEO, I could barely contain my excitement. The thoughts that had been swarming in my head for years came pouring out and the connections were so clear and so obvious.

It is not a stretch by any means to state that motherhood qualifies you to lead at the very highest level. In fact, I would suggest that in some (many?) instances those who are not mothers are significantly less qualified to lead at the highest levels.

Motherhood requires you to be a master multitasker, people manager, time manager, negotiator, decision-maker, action taker, planner, budgeter, teacher, coach, mentor, visionary, value creator, boundary enforcer, teammate and advocate who can be patient, persuasive, compassionate, fearless, agile, empathetic, resilient, intentional, resourceful, disciplined, determined, and tenacious as all get out. Tell me what other role, job, experience would make you more qualified to be a CEO?

You are capable of being the CEO of your life, your household, your community, and any other organization you want to build or lead. If you’re not 100% certain of that already, this episode is for you. Listen in. More than once.

Links mentioned:

Enrollment is open for MOMENTUM Mamas for a very limited time at a big discount: Momentum
Join us at Shameless Mom Con 2020: Shameless Mom

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376: Arianna Taboada: Maternity Leave As A Basic Human Right Oct 02, 2019

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Arianna Taboada is a Shameless Mom, maternal health researcher, author, and owner of a consulting firm that helps female founders intelligently design maternity leave plans that meet their business model and personal needs. She draws from her expertise as a maternal health professional, combined with her experience as a business owner and mother, to provide highly personalized services for service-based entrepreneurs. Prior to her consulting practice, Arianna worked on maternal health issues for over a decade as a health educator, a social worker in a mental health clinic, a reproductive health researcher, and a yoga therapist.

Listen in to hear Arianna share:

How to approach maternity leave as experimental and not templated - understanding that you cannot predict what your situation might be
The necessity of framing maternity leave as a basic human right
3 tips to “babyproof your business” for entrepreneur mamas
Places and groups where you can connect with other new mamas in order to strengthen your social support networks
How to create a transition plan back to prepare to re-enter your work postpartum

Links mentioned:

Get your Early Bird tickets to Shameless Mom Con 2020: shamelessmomcon.com
Connect with Arianna: Arianna Taboada
Instagram
Postpartum Support International

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375: The Danger Of Indifference In Motherhood Sep 30, 2019

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You can’t afford to be indifferent. You can’t afford to not care or have an opinion.

When you let others have all the opinions and all the loud voices, you also let them have all the power.

When you let others play big while you stay small, you risk losing or never even acquiring what is rightfully yours.

When you don’t create space to own and honor your truths you miss opportunities to share your strengths, gifts, and talents with the world - massively limiting your impact and your legacy.

When we as women don’t show ALL THE WAY UP we pay the ultimate price - perpetuating sexism and gender inequality on a global level.

You might think I’m sounding a little dramatic here. A little “extra”, as the kids would say.

I’m going big with this statement and my beliefs around this because I’m not willing to passively perpetuate gender inequality and I’m not interested in growing a community of passive women who want to stay cozy and comfy with the status quo.

I’m here for you - and for your power, your gifts, your opinions, your stories, and the legacy you’re building. I’m here to see you get the promotion, get the raise, get a seat at the board room table and rock the mic on the biggest stages.

So, let’s go be a little extra together, shall we?

Links mentioned:

Get your Early Bird tickets to Shameless Mom Con 2020: Shameless Mom Con

Book: Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

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374: Angela Lewis: Embracing Motherhood & Hollywood Sep 25, 2019

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Rising star Angela Lewis has garnered many roles in some of the most illustrious off-Broadway play productions to award-winning drama television series. Angela will make her return as ‘Aunt Louie’ on season 3 of the FX series, “Snowfall” created by award-winning director, John Singleton. Her role as ‘Aunt Louise Saint,’ a drug-addict with big dreams in the middle of the 1980’s crack cocaine epidemic in South-Central LA, is set to showcase her artistic talent of acting.

With appearances in many popular hit TV shows, such as “iCarly”,“Code Black”, and “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,'' Lewis is sure to show the industry her never-ending talent.

Now residing in Los Angeles with her husband, Lewis spends her time between her film and TV projects by giving back to charities that have been significant to her such as Cancer Society of America, Black & Missing, and Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

Listen in to hear Angela share:

The impact of playing the role of a women from circumstances vastly different than her own
The contrast of the War on Drugs in the 80’s between the opioid epidemic today
The difference between “struggling” and putting in the hard work
How she navigates being in the “machine” of Hollywood
The growth, evolution, and accountability she wants to see in Hollywood

Links mentioned:

Connect with Angela on Instagram

Join our free private FB group: Shameless Mom

Join us for Shameless Mom Con 2020! Get your Early Bird tickets here!

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373: 5 Ways To Build Something You're Ridiculously Proud Of Sep 23, 2019

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When the inspiration for this episode hit me I got super excited. Typical.

But then I got a little worried. Not typical.

I worried that I would put an episode out there that told you all to “BUILD SOMETHING!” and you all would say:

“HOW?”

“ WHEN?”

“ WHYYYYY????”

Look, you work your butt off as it is. I SEE YOU. You hustle like a mother to get yourself and the kids out the door in the morning, to run a household, to reach your professional aspirations, to keep allll the balls in the air.

And now I’m gonna tell you to go build something on top of all that.

It’s a tall order.

And also….

It might be the key to your sanity, your joy, and your most ideal mental health.

You were born to create something - whether it’s creating a plentiful garden, a knitting circle, a community of like-minded women, a side hustle selling makeup, or an online business.

In creating something, you have the opportunity to tap into the truest parts of yourself. And this is crucial in motherhood. One of the most important parts of managing the motherload of motherhood is staying connected to YOU - and those parts of your identity that exist outside of marriage and motherhood that don’t have a ton of opportunity to SHINE unless you make the time to let them shine.

In this episode, I’m going to talk you through 4 reasons to build something outside of marriage and motherhood and 5 ways to get to building. Building something that you’re ridiculously proud of doesn’t have to consume a ton of time and energy. And chances are the thing you build will actually give you energy and motivation in other areas of your life.

Are you ready? Let’s do this!

Links Mentioned:

Join our free private FB group: Shameless Mom

Join us for Shameless Mom Con 2020! Get your Early Bird tickets here!

Thank you to our sponsors:

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