Emotionally Uncomfortable

"I'm Not Hurting You, I'm Healing Myself." - R.Reddy

"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit" ― E.E. Cummings In this episode, Gio and I talk about: How to embrace who you really are Having the courage to speak your truth How perception of others isn't always reality Gio Petrucci is the human behind GIOGRAFIK, a one-person creative operation he brought to life in 2017. Thanks to hard work, persistence and luck, his artistic career path has wound through a plethora of industries, including experiential design, fashion, fitness and politics. Gio's work today is instantly recognizable by his empathetic approach to creativity as well as his desire to tell his clients' stories with compelling branding and design. Over the past decade, Gio's desire to push his creativity beyond the corporate world has manifested several community-driven collaborations. Whether it's marketing and branding a grassroots voter-series aimed at engaging millennials, or designing a limited-edition Pride t-shirt to raise funding for affordable housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, Gio is consciously working to be part of a greater social narrative through design. Check out his website: https://www.giografik.com/ Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"Children need models rather than critics." — Joseph Joubert In this episode, I talk about: How to get the tools to help your kids Why it's important for you to do hard things How to do the inner work to help your children Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update." - Susie Orbach In this episode, I talk about: How to dive into what your body needs How to recognize how you want to feel in your life How to get to a place of alignment Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"You say you're 'depressed' – all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective – it just means you're human." ―David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas In this episode, I talk about: How to take back control of your own life Why depression is not a disease, but a symptom How to recognize what you really need Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives." - Jose Angel Gurria Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it … Start doing it." - Jocko Willink Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." -Morrie Schwartz As a business owner and mother, Andi understands the importance of creating a sustainable love/work/mom life balance and how to make it all work so that her children see her model how to have a healthy, fun and supportive relationship. She challenges the popular idea that online dating sucks and there are no great guys that want relationships. Says Andi" The people that are not successful just don't understand the online world or have some romantic relationship skills that need evolving". Sought out because of her knack to see the big picture, her no BS approach and her expertise in breaking down her client's struggles into positive, empowering and actionable steps is what sets her apart from the others as well as her 5 years of being a successful online business owner. Andi knows how to work the online space and how to get results. Her clients create a mutually supportive, playful and soulful relationship within 5 guys they meet online when they apply her techniques. Andi thrives in transforming the fears and struggles of her clients into opportunities and successes where women feel empowered and quickly find a supportive and fun relationship. Her ideas and expertise have been published in MindBodyGreen, Greatist, Austin Woman Magazine, Thrive Global and quoted in Forbes, Bravo TV, Men's Health, Women's Health as well as many podcasts including Sweet Life Entrepreneur and Warrior Women With A Purpose. Check out Andi's website at: https://andiforness.com In this episode, Andi and I talk about: How to tell if you are over-giving in a relationship Why it's important to say "no" when you need to re-align How to prioritize what's important in relationships Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine." -Bruce Lee In this episode, Dr. Agnes and I talk about: How to address our insecurities in friendships Why friends are important for women How to give without expectations Dr. Agnes Wainman is a registered psychologist who works with overwhelmed, worried women. These incredible women have taught her that it is not us who are broken, but rather, that we are trying to meet expectations that are making us sick, miserable and plain fed up. Her mission is help women screw these expectations and create a life that feels authentic, aligned and amazing. Check out her website at: https://www.screwexpectations.com/ Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol

"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney Next week August 13th-17th we will be hosting our podcasts on IGTV. Head on over to instagram and follow @momisincontrol