This time of year can sometimes feel heavy and exhausting. In this episode, I share some ideas about what may help you reconnect with your wellness and your wisdom. 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: What inanimate object I felt “jealous” of because of its carefree lightness What’s recently contributed to this feeling of heaviness for me   What Amelia and Emily Nagoski call ‘The Human Giver Syndrome’ in their book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle How the holidays can add extra pressure on top of what we’re feeling What can help us take better care of ourselves during the winter holiday season. The seven different types of rest from Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith’s Ted Talk (The real reason why we are tired and what to do about it). All about Lighten to Liberate, our upcoming women’s circles, where we’ll talk about how to shift from exhausted to energized by practicing the art of self-compassion A beautiful poem by Mary Oliver called The Journey 🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Join the waitlist for the upcoming Lighten to Liberate women’s circles I’m co-facilitating with Leadership Coach and Heart Centered Facilitator Seema Sodha on November 27 and December 1, 2022. 🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow together!

We’re joined by my previous client (and longtime hometown friend!) Chelsea Krueger in this episode. Chelsea shares her journey of outgrowing the grind in her relationship with her body. 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: About the pressure Chelsea felt around what she ate and how she exercised when she was in the grind. How looking to external sources for “the rules” created more stress and burnout. What the grind felt like. A reminder that outgrowing the grind is a journey and not a destination. How Chelsea is outgrowing the Body and Wellness grind by tuning in and trusting herself more.  How permission won’t come from someone else (as much as we wish it would!) Chelsea’s many sources of support along the journey - and what her trainer, dance class, and coaching with me has helped her realize. The role that compassion plays in giving ourselves permission. A serendipitous story about a tropical photoshoot and Chelsea’s decision to choose permission over pressure in a way that honors her body exactly as it is. Chelsea’s advice for women in the Body and Wellness grind. Your reflection question: how can you honor your body right now, exactly as it is?  🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Curious about how coaching can support you and your growth? Book a complimentary, no-strings-attached chemistry session with me here. Are you craving more permission than pressure in your holiday season this year? DM me on Instagram. 🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow together!

In this episode, we’ll dig into outgrowing the grind in relation to our body and wellness. 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: A handful of inspiring quotes about nurturing your body and wellness needs How your body lets you know that you’re in the grind (and how it shows up for me!) The link between giving yourself permission and caring for yourself The recurring theme that came up during Permission Palooza (it might surprise you!) Some examples of what women gave themselves permission to do or not do What Permission Palooza participants learned from our 5-day experiment together Some ideas for how to give yourself permission to honor your body and wellness needs 🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Craving a To Do List that honors your needs? Check out this workshop. Could you benefit from a free [and anonymous, if you wish!] coaching session to be featured on this podcast? DM me on Instagram (@outgrowthegrind). 🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow together!

In this episode, you’ll get to be a fly on the wall for a coaching session with a volunteer client, Kate. Our session digs into the topic of self-love, what’s enough vs. extra, how to slow down your mind and body, and what permission to rest looks like. 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: A beautiful poem by Benedictine monk, author, and lecturer Brother David Steindl-Rast Kate’s realization about enough vs. extra The confidence that Kate has built by focusing less on external validation and more on her internal experience How years and years of being a “Doer” has made it hard for Kate to relax How to slow down and access calm within your body “Perfect” relaxation vs. good enough relaxation About identifying the ingredients of what you want and how to dial that up and down depending on what situation you’re in What Kate’s cats remind her of when it comes to receiving and rest An exercise that helps Kate get back into her body and relax What Kate agreed to try in the next week after coaching More about my permission-filled last weekend and what I realized from it What “Permission Palooza” is and how you can join us in a fun experiment that helps you and a community of women grant yourselves permission to honor your needs and wants. 🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Do you find it challenging to give yourself permission? Join a free, 5-day experiment (Permission Palooza!) for women who are tired of waiting for someone else’s permission. It’s happening October 10th-14th, and you can join us here. Download a free grounding guide with 10 exercises to ground and calm you in less than five minutes, including the 5-4-3-2-1 senses exercise that Kate mentions in our coaching session. If you’ve been wanting to tend to your own needs and dreams in a small circle of women, check out my Outgrow the Grind women’s circle! All the juicy details here: https://bit.ly/tradethegrindforgrowth  Could you benefit from a free [and anonymous, if you wish!] coaching session to be featured on this podcast? DM me on Instagram. 🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow together!

I share vulnerably about how I was judging myself for results I was hoping for but haven’t seen yet.   🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: Why I almost didn’t record this episode! How growth is not simply moving from point A to point B - it’s dynamic and nonlinear instead. A vulnerable share about when things didn’t go as I’d hoped and what I made it mean about me. What I called myself when I felt like a failure and what my partner’s response got me to realize. My top 3 saboteurs and what they were focused on last week. What compassion fatigue really is (it’s not what you think!). The three components of self-compassion according to Kristin Neff, Ph.D. Access her free guided practices on self-compassion here. A beautiful quote from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.   🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Curious about your unique saboteurs? Schedule a free, 30-minute Slay Your Saboteurs session with me here. If you’ve been wanting to tend to your own needs and dreams in a small circle of women, check out my Outgrow the Grind women’s circle! All the juicy details here: https://bit.ly/tradethegrindforgrowth  Could you benefit from a free [and anonymous, if you wish!] coaching session to be featured on this podcast? DM me on Instagram.   🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow!

In this first episode of Season 6, I walk you through ten different life areas and share examples of ways you might be grinding or you might be growing. What’s your version of grinding vs. growing? 🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: Spoiler alert: new intro and outro - woohoo!!  A beautiful poem called “The Cleverness of Seeds” by Pat Brisson. About what I realized about this podcast during my summer break! How the grind and the guilt can show up in ten different areas of your life and also how growth shows up too. Outgrowing the Grind isn’t just about leaving your job… What’s changed for Season 6 - look forward to new episodes every other week. A little bit about the next round of my women’s circle that kicks off on September 22 (the Autumn Equinox)! 🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: If you’ve been wanting to tend to your own needs and dreams in a small circle of women, check out my Outgrow the Grind women’s circle! All the juicy details here: https://bit.ly/tradethegrindforgrowth  Could you benefit from a free [and anonymous, if you wish!] coaching session on self-love and confidence for our next episode? DM me on Instagram. Special thanks to Kris Zarnoch of KM Zen Creative for her editing and producing expertise [and her ability to somehow read my mind!] that continues to impress me. If you've ever thought about starting your own podcast, reach out to Kris. 🫘🌱🌿🌷 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? I’d love it if you’d share the podcast! And, if you’re feeling extra generous, leave us a five-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let’s grow!

In this episode, I get real about how easy it is to distract yourself with caring and achieving to avoid feeling how you really feel.   🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: An inspiring quote about feelings by Augusten Borroughs. How [although it’s so very tempting] avoiding our emotions doesn’t really work. Why our feelings can’t shift when we’re pouring our energy into other people or into achieving. The real truth about how I was feeling when I recorded this episode. Why it would be totally normal to be feeling heartbroken right now. About my upcoming break between Seasons 5 and 6. I’d love to answer your questions about outgrowing the grind in Season 6 - send your questions for me or any of my previous guests in a DM on Instagram.   🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Download a worksheet to help you explore your emotions here: ​​https://bit.ly/otgexploreyouremotions.  Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh. Hear Amandine and I share more about our own experiences with overworking in order to avoid our feelings in an episode in Season 2,“Planting Seeds of Self-Compassion.”   🌱🌿🌳🍃🌹🌼🌷🌺🌻🌸 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

This week’s episode features Val Nelson, a career and business coach for introverts and highly sensitive people who want meaningful work without the overwhelm. She enjoys helping people clarify their career or self-employment decisions.   🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: How Val realized she’d outgrown the cubicle life. The ways that Val second-guessed whether self-employment was for people like her. Val’s journey from the cubicle to her current business, including her bridge job! How Val shifted her mindset from an employee mindset to a self-employment mindset. Val’s experience of the “Christmas-morning-like-magic of what’s possible.” Val’s biggest fear in self-employment. What Val had to say no to and the strong words of advice she received along her journey. How she allowed herself to be and share even more of herself along the way. Val’s advice for anyone in the cubicle grind and what you need to listen to. How happy Val was to have freedom, even with a pay cut.* *Val told me she knows that's not feasible for everyone. Paying the bills is important too. Val’s advice for you if you’re someone who counts yourself out before trying something new. About Val’s favorite plant is and the sweet reason why it’s so special to her. Your reflection questions for this episode: 1) Where in my life am I taking myself out of the game before even trying something new? 2) What else is possible instead of what feels like a barrier?   🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Connect with Val through her website. Sign up to learn more about her upcoming new course, Bridge to Self-Employment here. Are you curious about what possibilities that coaching could uncover for you? Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh.   🌱🌿🌳🍃🌹🌼🌷🌺🌻🌸 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, I share what the voice of guilt and the grind tells us and juxtapose it against what the voice of growth says. I also dig deeper into the crunchy land of ‘shoulds’ and share how you can move through them, especially when they’re persistent [pretty much every time, yes?].   🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: About the epiphany I had after my 5-day vacation to Key West. What the voice, the favorite word, and the posture of the grind and the guilt tells us. A powerful question: if you allow the voice of the grind and the guilt to continue, what will happen? A gas tank metaphor [see friends, I can do non-garden metaphors!!] What the voice, the favorite word, and the posture of growth tells us. A powerful question: if you allow the voice of the growth to continue, what will happen? What authors + creatives had to say about “shoulds” The steps to stop “shoulding” all over yourself and what you can do when the shoulds get loud. What our fears want. Your 3 reflection questions: 1) What is the ‘should’ that’s taking up a lot of space in your brain and heart right now? 2) What do you really want instead? 3) What is one small baby step you can take towards what you really want? Share what you discovered with me on Instagram @outgrowthegrind.   🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Schedule a 30-minute sample coaching session with me here: https://bit.ly/samplecoachingsesh. Try the “Transform Your Guilt” [free!] Meditation with Medha Murtagh here.   🌱🌿🌳🍃🌹🌼🌷🌺🌻🌸 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this week’s episode, you’ll meet Donna Otmani, Soul-Centered Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator.  🌱 In this episode, you’ll learn: About Donna’s previous beliefs that equated grinding with success What Donna considered her “Wonder Woman cape” How she learned to trust that inner pull to leave the grind behind More about how Donna guides clients through inner work using Gestalt’s Two Chair Process My experience when Donna recently guided me through this process [and the ripple effect it’s had since our session]! How to take the self-judgment out of our own growth How co-creating with the divine doesn’t mean hard work A real-life example of what allowing divine timing can create [and on a major work assignment, no less!] What happened when Donna received the intuitive call to leave her neighborhood in Manhattan after living there for 25 years How it’s completely normal for our growing conditions to change over time 🌱 Seeds planted in this episode: Connect with Donna through her website, Instagram, and FB. Join her upcoming 4-part series that will help you work with fear and resistance (it’s called “Becoming Unstoppable”!) right here. If you’re ready to trade the grind and the guilt for growth in a small and supportive community of six women, check out my brand new Heart Centered Women’s Circle! (bit.ly/tradethegrindforgrowth). Only a few spaces left! 🌱🌿🌳🍃🌹🌼🌷🌺🌻🌸 Are you resonating with what you're hearing on Outgrow the Grind? If yes, make sure you follow and leave a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts!