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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:

322: Tiffany Bluhm: International Adoption, Birth Rejection, and Systemic Racism Mar 27, 2019

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Tiffany Bluhm wants every woman to recognize, embrace, and pursue the big dreams and beauty born inside of them. The author, blogger, speaker, teacher, podcast host, wife, and mother shares her personal stories of self-value and self-doubt, international adoption, entrepreneurship, marriage, heartbreak, motherhood, and more with an ever-growing audience now numbering in the hundreds of thousands. In addition to reaching readers via her own blog, Tiffany shares her disarmingly perceptive, honest, and frequently funny writing on other popular outlets including ScaryMommy.com, Deeply Rooted Magazine, and more. As co-host of the Why Tho podcast and an in-demand speaker, Tiffany also leads key conversations about modern faith, contemporary women, culture, and so much more. She has penned two books: the acclaimed Bible study Never Alone, released in February 2018, and her newly released book, SHE DREAMS: LIVE THE LIFE YOU WERE CREATED FOR, Tiffany lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and is a Shameless Mom to her 4 and 8-year-old sons.

Listen in to hear Tiffany share:

Her story of being born in an orphanage in Dehli India and adopted by a white family at age 2
Her experience of being unlike everyone around her from the time she was born because of her birth story and her skin color
How rejection at age 21 reopened her birth rejection trauma
The suicide rate and mental health struggles are 8 times greater in adoptees
Why her decision to adopt internationally had nothing to do with her experience of being adopted
How she has faced discrimination as an East Indian woman, especially since 9/11
How she is talking to her kids about systemic racism and walking her black son through his own awareness of discrimination at a young age

Links Mentioned:

Connect with Tiffany: Tiffany Bluhm

Tiffany on Facebook: Tiffany Bluhm

Tiffany on Instagram: Tiffany Bluhm

Tiffany on Twitter: Tiffany Bluhm

Get Tiffany’s Book: She Dreams

Watch Tiffany’s Women To Watch Talk: Youtube

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321: 10 Ways To Lighten Your Load and Lighten Up Mar 25, 2019

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Heaviness can show up in our lives in a lot of ways. Sometimes it’s a trauma like a cancer diagnosis or the death of a parent. Sometimes it’s a transition like a new job or a new baby or moving to a new city. Sometimes it’s a stressful phase - lots of expectations at work, a partner who is traveling a lot. Sometimes it’s general overwhelm - so. many. things. to keep up with #everydamnday

In these times of heaviness, sometimes we are tempted to tell ourselves to “Stay Strong!” and “Power Through!” But the reality, sometimes you actually TRULY need a break - a respite. And after that break, you will actually be more STRONG and POWERFUL.

It is really important to make a concerted effort to lighten our load and lighten up sometimes (probably more often than you think). When we give ourselves the space & grace to do so, we come back to focus, we have renewed our mental and emotional reserves. This rejuvenation is almost always palpable. These breaks for levity and lightness are so valuable.

Listen in to hear a deep dive on these 10 ways to lighten your load and lighten up:

Dedicate time for play - whatever that means for you
Find your zen
Listen to funny podcasts
Watch a comedy special or funny Netflix series
Engage in menial tasks
Find an inspiring place to complete hard tasks
Go shopping
Make hard things fun
Read a funny book
Give yourself rewards

Links Mentioned:

Join us at Shameless Mom Con: Shameless Mom Con

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320: Lori Kennedy: On Being An Empath While Raising Empaths Mar 20, 2019

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Lori Kennedy is the founder and CEO of The Wellness Business Hub, which provides professional training and personal development for health practitioners looking to build and grow their businesses online. She’s also a mom and lover of all things related to coffee. Lori’s two foundational programs, The Wellness Business Academy and The 10K Success System, are growing a powerful community of health leaders who are transforming the way healthcare is done all over the world. She is also the host of The Business of Becoming Podcast for entrepreneurs who want to build the business and life of their dreams… all on their own terms.

This is Lori’s second time on the show. I wanted her to come back on to talk about her very personal experience as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and an empath, who is also raising a highly empathic kids. Lori is always such a thoughtful sharer of knowledge & wisdom and this conversation is no exception.

Listen in to hear Lori share:

How she recognized she is a highly sensitive person and empath, which she had identified as social anxiety for years
How she protects her energy while running a massive business
How she works around being contained in small spaces and crowds
How she conserves energy for the right people and the right time
Why she takes pride in her firm boundaries
The best trick to turning around a hard morning or a hard day
How to see your child(ren)’s empathic tendencies
How to create space for empathic kids to process & release

Links mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con in Seattle on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con
Connect with Lori: The Wellness Business Hub
Lori on Facebook: Lori Kennedyinc
Lori on Instagram Lori Kennedyinc

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319: 3 Years of Community, Connection, Identity & Impact Mar 18, 2019

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Today we are celebrating 3 years of The Shameless Mom Academy. I launched this show three years ago not knowing up much I would love it, not knowing how much it would change my life, not knowing how many lives it would touch.

The last 3 years have been a blur and a dream - and the best part is that we are only getting started. The growth of this podcast stems directly from you all implementing what you learn on the show. You consistently turn the advice into action. You are open to learning and growing and expecting more out of your life, your marriage, motherhood, and your career. You show up and take imperfect action and get vulnerable and ask for help.

I am SO HERE for all of this.

3 years, 319 episodes, 160 guests, 1.5 million downloads in 140 countries - and this is just the beginning.

When I look back on all this, I can tell you the most valuable pieces have been the community, the connections, the impact and how that has stretched & expanded your identity and mine.

Thank you for every single download, share, comment, like, DM, review, email. YOU make The Shameless Mom Academy the Shameless dream that could.

Links mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con in Seattle on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con

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318: Kristen Carbone: The Shameless Journey Of A Preventative Mastectomy Mar 13, 2019

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Kristen is the founder of Brilliantly, a brand that provides the support women need on their journey toward feeling vital and strong in their mind and body after a mastectomy. Motivated by her own personal experience, she is committed to providing solutions that help women deal with long term physical and emotional needs so they can prosper in their post-surgical life.

Listen in to hear Kristen share:

How losing her mom to metastatic breast cancer at age 23 led her to have a preventative mastectomy
How she talked to family, friends, and her kids about her decision
What her surgical journey looked like and the unexpected challenges it presented
How to be a better self-advocate and how to seek support in advocacy
The impacts of surgery and scars on body image

Links Mentioned:

Join us at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con
Connect with Kristen: Brilliantly
Kristen on Instagram - @Brilliantly and @kristen_brilliantly

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317: 5 Absolute Truths of Abundance Mar 11, 2019

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If you expect abundance, you will find abundance in all areas of your life. If you expect scarcity, you will find scarcity. We receive what we are looking for and what we are open to.

When you know you can do great things, you do great things.

When you know you can do hard things, you do hard things.

What you get out of life and the circumstances you create for yourself are your doing.

When it comes to abundance, women often sell themselves short. We don’t feel worthy or deserving. We think others deserve things more than us. We weirdly think that if we have more, there will be less for others. This is all untrue.

Here are truths I want you to adopt in order to expect abundance in your life:

You are innately deserving of good things
You deserve good things as much as anyone else
You are just a qualified and capable as anyone else
Your beliefs will determine your outcome
You having more doesn’t take away from others - it actually creates more for everyone

Links Mentioned:

Join us as Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con
SMA Interview with Rachel Rodgers: Million Dollar Badass
Rachel Rodgers Farnoosh Torabi So Money Interview Rachel Rodgers

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316: Abbey Ashley: High Achieving Guilt Free Mama Mar 06, 2019

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Abbey Ashley is the Founder of The Virtual Savvy. She helps aspiring virtual assistants launch and grows their own at-home business from scratch. Abbey started her own virtual assistant business in 2013 and was able to double the salary from her full-time corporate job, working only 20 hours a week... in just 30 days! She's since gone on to grow a multi-six figure business and retire her husband ALL from her at-home business. It's now her passion to help others start their own VA business so they can taste the freedom and flexibility of entrepreneurship as well.

Listen in to hear Abbey share:

How she started her virtual assistant business and replaced her full-time income while on maternity leave
What kinds of work moms can do from home as a VA
How to get started as a VA (it’s easier than you think!)
The pros and cons of working for a VA company vs starting your own VA business
How she has gotten over mom guilt in order to embrace being a high achieving entrepreneur

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con
Connect with Abbey: The Virtual Savvy
Get Abbey’s Checklist: Checklist
Abbey on Facebook
Abbey on Instagram
Abbey on YouTube

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315: 4 Steps To Play Bigger In Life Without Asking Permission Mar 04, 2019

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When I look around to see who’s taking action in their lives, I see a lot of women doing two things:

Waiting for an permission
Waiting for an invitation

Stop.

Please.

There is no reason to ask permission to play bigger in your life.

There is no reason to wait for an invitation.

NONE.

These are actually just “noble obstacles”, as Jon Acuff calls them. These are the obstacles that we let stand in our way as a crutch to stay comfortable, procrastinate, dwell in our own perfectionism, live in fear, and keep our lives way. too. small.

Today, I’m giving you 4 steps to start playing bigger in your life without asking permission:

Take a seat at the table
Know your worth and your power
Assume you’re qualified
Reach out and connect with the big dogs

99% of the time, there is not a benefit in waiting to take action. 99% of the time, the best time to take action is now. 99% of the time the best time to play bigger is now. 99% of the time when you start to play bigger, you get to live bigger. 99% of the time the net result is RADNESS.

Are you ready to take a seat at the table?

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th & 27th: Shameless Mom Con

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314: Carin Rockind: Resiliency After Abuse & Armed Robbery Feb 27, 2019

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Carin Rockind is a leading happiness expert, motivational speaker, and the creator of PurposeGirl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living. She has taught thousands of people real-life strategies to reclaim their happiness, and live to their fullest potential of success and well-being. Having survived domestic abuse, divorce, and armed robbery, she teaches others to be resilient through stress and grow from trauma.

After fifteen years as a marketing executive, Carin pursued her great passion: teaching women to thrive. Carin was one of the first 250 people in the world to earn a Masters degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she has also served as adjunct faculty. Carin speaks at large companies worldwide and is a regular contributor to national media such as NBC, CBS, PBS, and NPR. She recently launched Women's Global Happiness Day in over fifty cities around the globe.

Listen in to hear Carin share:

How being held a gunpoint changed the trajectory of her life
Why women are less happy today than 30 years ago
How we ignore living in our own bodies - because we’re conditioned to try to live in men’s bodies
Why happiness sometimes actually sucks
How her second miscarriage at age 43 sent her into a deep depression and then inspired her to launch Women’s Global Happiness Day
The power, beauty, and opportunity of Post Traumatic Growth

Links Mentioned:

Join me at Shameless Mom Con on April 26th/27th: Shameless Mom Con 2019
Connect with Carin: Carin Rockind
Carin’s podcast: Purpose Girl podcast
Check out Women’s Global Happiness Day: Women’s Global Happiness Day
Carin on Facebook
Carin on Instagram

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313: Why Magic And Discomfort Are Soulmates Feb 25, 2019

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A few weeks ago I made a post on social media about magic and discomfort being soulmates. This is the straight up #truth, friends. Embrace it.

The next morning I was listening to SuperSoul Conversations with Oprah and she 100% confirmed my theory (cause O and I are BFFs. Obviously.)

On Oprah’s show, she was interviewing Steven Pressfield and they were talking about resistance - and that resistance MUST exist in all opportunities that provide growth, evolution, and magic.

In fact, Steven said, “ Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the life unlived within us. Between the two stands Resistance.”

WOW.

YES.

So much YES.

I see so many Shameless Moms embracing the resistance to make big things happen. And it is MAGIC. It is powerful and profound, and life-altering.

And I see Shameless Moms who feel the resistance and take it as a sign that something is not meant to be.

Mama…. NO.

I want you to lean into the resistance. See it. Embrace it. Own it. Walk through it. It will change you - in all the BEST ways.

Listen in to hear me share the 3 phases of leaning into resistance that will allow you to walk through resistance, find your power and declare a magical VICTORY on the other side.

Links Mentioned:

Shameless Mom Con: Shameless Mom
SuperSoul Conversations with Oprah and Steven Pressfield: Unlock Your Creative Genius

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