Shameless Leadership

Tejal V Patel is a stressed out mama's secret weapon. She’s a former divorce attorney turned mindfulness and meditation expert for moms and kids, host of The Time-In Talks podcast and author of Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Stay Present, Improve Concentration and Manage Difficult Emotions.It’s Tejal’s mission to support moms in their journey to become mindful parents and raise the first generation of mindful children too.Named a “Well-being Warrior” in The Huffington Post, Tejal’s soulful wisdom reaches moms globally through her signature online courses (The Mindful Kids Masterclass, Mindful Mama Experience, and 7 Day Stress Detox), inspiring podcast, booming Instagram community, motivating Tejal.TV episodes, powerful live events, and laser-sharp coaching.Her fun and practical ways to infuse Ayurveda, mindfulness, and meditation everyday makes her a go-to resource for modern moms seeking to raise calm, confident, and compassionate children who want to feel like present, patient and peaceful parents too.Listen in to hear Tejul share: How she went from divorce attorney to children’s meditation expert How her own childhood anxiety inspired and informed her work Her strong belief/bold claim that KIDS CAN MEDITATE, even as young as age 3 How to help kids start meditating in a way that’s appropriate for them - broken into 3 phases Simple ideas and practices for helping kids meditate to cope with a range of emotions How to teach kids to meditate in just 1-3 minutes a day Why it’s critical for our kids to experience and feel unhappiness How to engage and prompt children who are resistant to mediation How to use her book, Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Stay Present, Improve Concentration and Manage Difficult Emotions, to integrate meditation in fun and simple ways into your child’s day Links mentioned: Connect with Tejal Instagram: Tejal V Patel Book: Meditation for Kids Podcast: Time In Talks Thank you to our sponsor: Kosmatology: Kosmatology has a great offer for our listeners: for any first-time purchasers, you receive 15% off. To get 15% off your first order, go to Kosmatology.com​ and use code shameless at checkout.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is different. A break from our routines and comfort zones are necessary right now. If you follow me on social media or have listened to my show for any length of time, this probably goes without saying. But, to be unequivocally clear, I want you to know that personally and professionally I believe Black Lives Matter. The Shameless Mom Academy is built on the following core values:Show upLead with compassion and integritySeek out and celebrate diversityStay curious and humbleStretch yourself | Embrace discomfort | Invite growthThese core values are considered in all decisions around building this community, providing services to clients, and creating impact on a global level.I am very open about my beliefs, but if you ever want to know more about the company or core values you’re supporting when you listen to my show or invest in any of my programs, events, memberships or masterminds, please feel free to reach out to me. In this same vein of transparency, you should also know that when you invest in the Shameless Mom Academy a portion of our revenue each month goes to the following organizations: The Loveland Foundation, Under The Same Tree, the ACLU, the Trevor Project and Planned Parenthood.I believe all companies should be leading with pure transparency around where they stand when it comes to protecting black lives and human rights. This episode is intentionally brief, with an invitation for you to prioritize learning from black educators today.Go download one of these audiobooks or podcasts and listen & learn:Me & White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, Become a Good Ancestor by Layla SaadI’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoThis Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee TaylorGood Ancestor Podcast with Layla Saad First Name Basis Podcast with Jasmine Bradshaw (how to talk to your kids about race): Seeing White Podcast Watch Rachel Cargle’s Public Address on Revolution on YoutubeSign up for Mirna Valerio’s upcoming course: Introduction to Identity, Social Justice, and Antiracism for the White Community  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a woman and person of color, Abbi Wood has heard more than her fair share of what to say and do in the world. At times a whisper, and at times a yell, she's used her voice to create what she calls a full and fulfilling life. Primarily, she works with biz owners to help them find their voice (or, as she calls it, uncover their biznality) so that marketing and talking about their business feels like a natural extension of themselves vs an out-of-body experience.I reached out to Abbi after hearing her speak at an event. She was there to speak about helping women find their voices in their businesses and brands. But what was so compelling about her talk was her own story about finding her own voice after being silenced by her family, pushed into an arranged marriage, and moving across the world to build a completely new and independent life.Listen in to hear Abbi share: Her experience being raised in Pakistani family in England Her experience feeling like she didn’t fit in anywhere - in her brown family or in her white world How her voice was quieted by her family and culture Her path into an arranged marriage How she ended up secretly on birth control while also in fertility treatment How she got out of her arranged marriage and found her voice How she helps women find their voices, embrace their stories and create their biznality Links mentioned:Connect with Abbi: Abbi WoodAbbi and Biznality on FBThank you to our sponsor:Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the last 3 months, we have had the opportunity to postpone, pivot, and repurpose nearly every aspect of our lives - over and over again. It has been hard, heavy, confusing, and disorienting to say the least. But 12 weeks in, I’d say we have begun to master these shifts. We are able to take a critical look at the opportunities in front of us each day and assess: “Is this a time to postpone, pivot, or repurpose.”I know these decisions are becoming more clear for me, as I make them over and over. I’m able to make them with increased ease and confidence. Today, I’ll share how I’m discerning when to postpone vs pivot vs repurpose. I’ll use a few recent family and business examples, the biggest and most scary (and most successful) being the massive shift to repurpose Shameless Mom Con 2020 to the Shameless Mom Con Collective. Links mentioned:Grab my free 15 Minute Manifest Morning Routine Thank you to our sponsor: Thrive: Start thriving and help women in need today by going to ThriveCausemetics.com/shameless and use code shameless for 15% off your first purchase!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a licensed professional counselor and trainer. She graduated with her BA in Psychology from Miami University and earned Masters of Science degrees in both Counseling and Higher Education from the University of Dayton.With 13 years in private practice and more than 20 years working as a counselor and coach, Nancy has established herself as an expert in High Functioning Anxiety. Combining her years of research, countless hours working with clients, and first-hand experience in her own life, Nancy developed the Happier Approach, a three-step system to help you motivate yourself, accomplish your goals, and be kind to yourself. Really, it is possible!Nancy is the creator and host of The Happier Approach podcast and has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.Listen in to hear Nancy Jane share: What high functioning anxiety is and why is it harmful and insidious Signs of chronic anxiety and high functioning anxiety Why positivity thinking and gratitude can be be harmful to people with high functioning anxiety Why people with HFA need different rules around checking social media, email, news, etc How you can treat and manage high functioning anxiety How to identify your Monger, your BFF and your Biggest Fan in order to manage your anxiety Links mentioned: Connect and work with Nancy: Live-Happier.com Podcast: The Happier Approach Facebook: @NancyJaneSmith Instagram: @nancyjane_livehappier The Happier Approach Book Thank you to our sponsors: Kosmatology: Kosmatology has a great offer for our listeners: for any first-time purchasers, you receive 15% off. To get 15% off your first order, go to Kosmatology.com​ and use code shameless at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I’m wondering how many of you, like me, saw the beginning of this pandemic as similar to a series of snow days or a long weekend? Perhaps you let typical habits and routines go in order to hunker down with late-night TV binging, extra treats, lotsa wine, little movement, and a bit of disregard for what really fuels your body.Perhaps as you got deeper into this weird and unsettling season of life, you had less and less time to yourself. You stopped doing restorative activities that allowed you to have moments to yourself to think and breath - probably because there was no way to actually be alone. We are now months into this season of life and many of us are suffering because we have let go of the habits that truly serve us: fueling our bodies well, moving our bodies to process stress, and resting/restoring when we need time and space to ourselves. Listen in to hear how you can get your body back into a groove that supports the energy you want to carry each day - and gifts you the space you need to keep your head above water. Links mentioned:Get my free 15 Minute Manifest Morning Routine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Renae is a Shameless Mom of 3, an occupational therapist, and an advocate for moms who desire more grace, space, and rest within their lives. She has found strength beyond her own to navigate life's struggles...multiple miscarriages, life with 3 kids, working mom life, stay at home mom life, and a husband with a brain tumor and seizures. She’s the founder of the Rising Moms Club, a community for moms who are ready to RISE ABOVE the chaos and overwhelm of life and busy days, and trade exhaustion and the never ending to do list for a life with more JOY!  She is also the host of the annual More than Mom Summit, The Great Clutter Clear Out Challenge, and the podcast Rising Moms Podcast.  Listen in to hear Renae share: How she navigated her husband’s cancer diagnosis and care with 3 kids under 5 years Why more “stuff” for your kids is not making them more healthy or more happy How shedding physical items helps you declutter your mental health How to get your kids on board and engaged in decluttering Her Rise Above Framework to decluttering and overcoming overwhelm The 4 steps to her Rise Above Framework How to create rhythm around your menstrual cycle and why this rhythm can be so beneficial The foundational element needed to say no without guilt Links mentioned: Connect with Renae Renae on IG Rising Moms on FB Free 5 Steps to Declutter Thank you to our sponsors: Ooak Dental: Purchase at Amazon.com available NOW. com: To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/SHAMELESSMOM   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, I got an email from a Shameless Mom that started with, “I'm A Badass Mom Who Is So Scared To Shine.”This mama went on to share, “I'm scared of owning my badass part of me. I'm scared what people will think of me if I get too big. I'm scared of being so successful that I am seen. I have never put these thoughts out there but they are there, bubbling at the surface…”I’m in conversations with moms who are afraid to shine on the regular. This is so common. And here’s the problem…. THE WORLD NEEDS YOU TO SHINE. When you shine, we all win. When you hide and shrink, we all lose.Listen in to hear my love note to this mama and all of you who are afraid to shine right now. You are not alone. I GOT YOU.Thank you to our sponsors: Kosmatology: Kosmatology has a great offer for our listeners: for any first-time purchasers, you receive 15% off. To get 15% off your first order, go to Kosmatology.com​ and use code shameless at checkout.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abbi Perets wants moms to know they don’t have to choose between kids and career. She’s the coach and mentor moms turn to when they want to break into freelance writing and earn great money from home, on their own terms.Abbi combines nearly 20 years of experience freelancing for some of the world’s biggest companies with firsthand knowledge of having five kids of her own — including one with special needs. She understands the unique challenges moms face every day and has created programs specifically tailored to meet those challenges and empower moms all over the world to have it all.Listen in to hear Abbi share: Why she moved from Pennsylvania to Israel to join the Israeli army at age 18 What prompted her to start freelance writing and how it saved her when her son had cancer How moms can get started in freelance writing What kinds of experience/expertise you need (and don’t need) to get started as a freelance writer The importance niching down and specializing in specific content areas as a writer How to believe in yourself and your ability when you’re doing something new Why she has no qualms about running her business and selling her services during COVID-19 Links mentioned:Connect with Abbi: Successful Freelance MomGet Abbi’s free course: How to Be a Freelance WriterInstagram: Abbi PeretsFB Group: Writing Mom ConferenceFB Page: Successful Freelance MomThank you to our sponsor: Built Bar: Built Bar is offering my listeners 20% off your first purchase! Go to Builtbar.com and enter promo code SHAMELESS at checkout to receive 20% off your first order!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building confidence is like writing a book or running a marathon - you do it one action step, one word, one block at a time. It's not a one-and-done process. It's a lifetime of practice. A lifetime of choosing courage - often tiny acts of courage. In 2019 I did two of the most courageous things I've ever done: I hosted the first Shameless Mom Con. This was such a big and overwhelming task to take on. But I knew if I could pull it off it would be life changing for my attendees and for me. I learned how to ski. I know this might sound silly to classify as a massive act of courage, but for a girl who is terrified of speed and momentum and heights (read: chairlifts), this was a big deal. I was only able to take on these acts of courage because I am constantly working on building my confidence - especially around things that are hard or uncomfortable for me.I have practices that I engage in daily that allow me to step into my confidence #everydamnday. These are small things that do not take a lot of time but have big impact in my ability to keep my confidence high, especially in trying times. Right now we are in trying times - the likes of which we have never seen before. If there has ever been a time to cultivate confidence and remind ourselves just how much power innately exists inside of us, it is now. Often, cultivating confidence comes from tiny action steps repeated over and over that lead us to take on bigger goals (starting a business, running a marathon, creating and sharing our art, learning a new skill, taking on a new leadership role.) Listen in to learn 5 tiny action steps you can take each day that take mere minutes but have deep impact in your ability to cultivate the confidence you need to make it through trying times - perhaps even thrive through trying times.Links mentioned:Learn about my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Mastermind: shamelessmom.com/tenacious   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices