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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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210: Kelly Herron Not Today Mother F....r Feb 28, 2018

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"Not Today Motherf@#!er" was the battle cry Kelly Herron screamed on a Sunday afternoon when she experienced every runner's biggest nightmare - a mid-run assault. Using the skills she recently learned in a self-defense workshop offered at her workplace, she fought back against a transient sex offender who attacked her in a park bathroom, trapping him inside until police arrived.

Her Instagram post showing the frantic GPS lines tracking the violent encounter went viral, inspiring women around the world to fight back - whether it be against assault or even against someone who is underestimating them.

Kelly has been featured by Women’s Running Magazine among the 21 Women Transforming the World through Running, has partnered with Runner’s World Magazine to support survivors through merchandise sales, and has been a tv guest on shows such as Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and The Doctors.

She has used her story to raise thousands of dollars to support survivors and raise awareness about personal safety and self-defense.

This interview will give you goosebumps and tears as you listen to Kelly very eloquently share her story. It will also give you a tremendous about of hope that trauma doesn’t need to define you, and it can even make you better. What you do with trauma is up to you. You have the power to make it something can change your trajectory for the better like Kelly did because only YOU can write the ending to your story.

WARNING: This episode contains content and language not appropriate for children.

Listen in to hear Kelly share:

The play-by-play of her attack and how she prevented being sexually assaulted
Specific self-defense techniques that she used that anyone should use in an attack
Why awareness and perseverance are KEY in saving yourself from an attacker
How she has spent the last year as a fighter, survivor and warrior, and not as a victim
What recovery from trauma looks like on a day to day basis
How her recovery from alcoholism aided her assault recovery

Links Mentioned:

Kelly’s Website and Merchandise: nottodaymf.com

Kelly on Instagram

Kelly on Facebook

Kelly on Twitter

Self Defense Classes in Seattle:

Seven Star Women's Kung Fu

Fighting Chance Seattle

Online Self Defense Course

Women’s Empowerment Safety Course

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209: 3 Things To Do When You Feel Helpless Feb 26, 2018

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The last couple weeks have been stressful for me on a few different levels. Anyone with me???

Here’s the deal - stress doesn’t have to be lonely and isolating. And we don’t have to sit in helplessness. Because that sh*t does not feel positive or productive.

I have had to do some serious coaching of myself to get out of my head and into action over the last couple weeks and I thought it would be helpful to share this coaching with you.

Listen in to hear me share what I’m feeling helpless about, how I’m making strategic escapes, what kinds of productive plans I’m making, and how I’m dumping & processing with others so I don’t have to go it alone (NO ONE should ever have to go it alone!)

Links Mentioned:

March 14th Women’s March Walkout – a national 17-minute walkout

March 24th: March For Our Lives (in Washington DC and other large cities)

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208: Heather Brooker: #TimesUp in Hollywood Feb 21, 2018

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Heather Brooker is an actress, comedian, 2 time Emmy Award-winning writer, and host of the Motherhood in Hollywood podcast. She is a regular contributor to the Today Show Parenting Team, The Huffington Post, mom.me, and entertainment website Wonderwall as well as her own blog. Heather has appeared on The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and The Mindy Project just to name a few. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter and celebrity cat, Gracie I Love You.

This is Heather’s second visit to the show. I asked her back because she is such a fun interviewee AND I wanted to get her take on all things Hollywood right now. I wanted to know what she was seeing in her red carpet experiences related to the #metoo and #timesup movements. We also get into some parenting nitty gritty and friendship chit-chat (like why is it hard to make new mom friends???)

Listen in to hear Heather share:

The biggest shifts she sees happening in Hollywood right now and why they are so relevant to all of us
What she predicts for #timesup conversations at the upcoming Oscars
Her thoughts around men in Hollywood right now
How she’s preparing to lose her daughter to kindergarten next year
Drama around making new mom friends – why is it so rigorous???

Links Mentioned:

Heather’s Blog: motherhoodinhollywood.com
Heather's Podcast: Motherhood in Hollywood
Heather on Facebook
Heather on Instagram
Heather on Twitter
Heather on The SMA Ep 38

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207: 4 Health Hacks That Will Change Your Life Feb 19, 2018

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You know I love to geek out on self-care and all things health & wellness. So today I’m diving into 4 categories of health to give you practical and tactical tips to level up your health game – BIG TIME.

We’ll explore:

Sleep (how to get more)
Exercise (how much you really need to do to get results)
Nutrition (a super simple way to start eating more mindfully)
Hydration (and how maybe drinking water is kinda sexy)

This episode is chock full of tips, so take notes!

Also, please share this episode with folks in your life who want to with more energy, strength (of mind and body) and pizzazz #everydamnday.

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206: Heather Huhman: Beating Infertility Feb 14, 2018

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Once Heather R. Huhman and her husband developed their careers enough to feel financially solvent, they decided it was time to start building their family. Unfortunately, the journey to motherhood was long and traumatic. In five years, Heather endured seven embryo transfers (three retrieval cycles with fresh transfers, four frozen transfers), four miscarriages, and stillborn twins before finally giving birth to her daughter Aurora prematurely in January 2016.

Inspired by her own painful experience with infertility and pregnancy loss, Heather launched a twice weekly podcast called Beat Infertility in June 2015. The show features both infertility warriors and fertility experts to empower listeners to educate themselves and become their own self-advocates.

In her professional life, Heather is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a PR company, and a regular contributor to Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazine. She resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband, their daughter, and their dog, Mackenzie.

I have been deeply touched by Heather’s story and I am so grateful to have her on the show to share her experiences with infertility and relating to so many mothers who struggle with loss and grief around pregnancy.

Listen in to hear Heather share:

Her infertility story of enduring multiple miscarriages and stillbirths
Her happy ending, that was still fraught with trauma
Why she started an infertility podcast in the middle of her infertility journey
How she thinks her podcast changed the course of her infertility
The unexpected gifts and lessons of infertility
What you can say to someone who is be going through infertility or has suffered a loss

Links Mentioned:

Heather’s Website: HeatherHuhman.com
Heather’s Podcast: BeatInfertility.co
Sara’s Interview on Beat Infertility
Heather’s infertility journey: Ep 109, 110, 111
Beat Infertility on Twitter
Beat Infertility on Facebook
Beat Infertility on Instagram

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205: 4 Ways to Practice Courage Feb 12, 2018

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Wanting to be courageous and actually being courageous can be two really different things. Courage takes intention. Courage takes guts – and sometimes grit. Courage takes practice.

Today I’m going to share 4 ways you can start practicing courageous acts on a more regular basis, so you can:

Stand up.

Stand out.

Stand when your knees shake.

Stand when your voice quivers.

Meet fear in the face.

Practice scary things.

Dream big.

Act big.

I’m going to talk about how to:

Meet fear in the face
Admit failure
Stand up for something
Listen more if you’re an extrovert

OR

Share more if you’re an introvert

Warning: practicing these 4 things might make you a badass.

Links Mentioned:

SMA Episode 149: Stop Saying Sorry

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204: Lori Lee: Love Your Story Feb 07, 2018

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Lori Lee, the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast--an empowerment podcast focused on how we can lift ourselves and others to greater places because of our control over our stories -- found her love, understanding and appreciation for stories as she studied and researched the personal narrative for her Master's degree program in Folklore at Utah State University. A professional writer for the past 25 years Lori has 4 books, over 100 published magazine articles, and she taught writing at Utah State University. Lori has been on Park City TV as a trails host, Studio 5 TV, and multiple radio morning shows to share her expertise. She recently released an audiobook/ebook called The Key To Your Super Self - How your stories unlock your power.

Lori is also a Shameless single mom to her sons, ages 21 and 17. She walked through cancer with her 21year old son last year and he is now thriving.

Listen in to hear Lori share:

The function and importance of our stories
How her story of 3 divorces and enduring her partner’s abuse and addiction fueled her professional journey and her Love Your Story podcast
How to find meaning and comfort out of your sacred spaces of severe suffering
The 4 steps to start rewriting the stories that are holding you back in your life

Links Mentioned:

Lori’s Podcast: Love Your Story Podcast
Lori’s 21 Day Challenge: (Use the code SHAMELESS to save $5 off your registration!)
Lori on Instagram
Lori on Facebook

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203: 3 Things To Think About In February Feb 05, 2018

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February is the (arbitrary) month of love. I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a Valentine’s Scrooge. I think I’m still bitter about all those V Days I spent wishing someone would send me some damn flowers and a singing telegram (ok, I know these haven’t really been a thing in like 50 years, but they look cool in old movies.)

In spite of my feelings about Valentine’s Day, I’m ALL about celebrating love #everydamnday and I’m more than happy to use V Day as an excuse to talk about three ways to focus on #lovegoals in February.

Tune in to hear me dig into these three areas of love:

Self Love
Demonstrations of Love
Receiving Love

I get into everything from self-love practices to forgiveness, to the 5 love languages, to graciousness. It’s good stuff. You’ll love it (ß see what I did there?!)

I hope your February is full of family snuggles, kiddo giggles, uninterrupted time alone, your favorite chocolates, a reflection of everything you have to be grateful for, and maaaaaybe a singing telegram.

Links Mentioned:

Book: The 5 Love Languages: Secrets to Love That Lasts

Book: The 5 Love Languages of Children: Secrets to Loving Children Effectively

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202: Aby Moore: The Truth About Blogging As A Business Jan 31, 2018

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Aby Moore is a full-time blogger and online course creator. Aby writes You Baby Me Mummy, an award-winning top UK Family lifestyle blog, where she specializes in blogging advice, coaching, and courses. She helps mums create more freedom in their lives by turning their blogs into their businesses.

Aby built her blog while her baby slept on her chest. Within 15 months she was making more money off her blog than she had ever made at a traditional job. She takes her business very seriously and she wants to help you do the same.

Aby is no-nonsense and brutally honest in her advice, which I really appreciate. She is not going to sugar coat what you need to do to be successful. She’s going to tell you what to do and she expects you to do it. Annnnnd, she is also a total sweetheart. So you’re in for some fun, too.

Listen in to hear Aby share:

The difference between blogging for hobby vs blogging for business
How to build a business around your blog
Why you must be obsessed with your blog and your content
The power of leveraging partnerships
Social media tips to connect brands and companies
Why you actually DO have time to make your dreams come true (the brutal truth!)
The biggest blogging mistakes moms make

Links Mentioned:

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201: Managing Feedback, Finding Outlets, Building Your Life Jan 29, 2018

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Today’s episode was inspired by a couple lessons I learned after getting some not-so-nice feedback about the podcast last week.

Receiving other’s feedback is always an opportunity for reflection.

Then comes action.

Decide what to do with this new information.

Is it valuable feedback?

Is it garbage?

Is it a little of both?

The feedback I received was a little bit of both. But it provided me with a two really valuable lessons that I’m passing along to you:

You MUST have an outlet you truly enjoy and you must prioritize that outlet in your life. Listen in and I’ll give you bunch of ideas.
You are always building things – in multiple areas of your life. You must take radical responsibility for what you are building and how you can constantly seek growth and evolution. Listen in for specific examples.

Let me know what you think about this episode. I would love your feedback.

Links Mentioned:

Leave us a review: www.shamelessmom.com/review

Find me on Instagram (awesome giveaway currently going on!): www.instagram.com/shamlessmomacademy or @shamelessmomacademy

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