The Boss Mom Podcast

Did you know that your personality type can dramatically impact how successful you are in business? It also might just be what's holding your business back…the good news is: you can do something about it! You might be amazing at connecting with people, or great at making sure everything is perfect. If you don't manage these strengths, those same traits can slow you down and lead to burnout. The trick is to understand your personality and make it work for you, not against you. How can understanding your personality make everything run smoother in your business? In this episode, I talk about the BossMom Personality Quiz, and how it helps you figure out your type and how it might be helping or hurting your business. Things You'll Learn In This Episode How your personality can hold you back Your unique personality can lead to early success but also to burnout or stagnation. How can recognizing this prevent overwhelm and keep you moving forward? Pairing personalities to boost your success Leveraging complementary strengths can create magic in your business partnerships. How does a Social Sam work well with a Perfectionist Paige? Systems for your personality Creating systems that cater to our strengths can help us scale. Could your personality be keeping you from building repeatable processes?

Many children of immigrant parents often feel more stress and worry than their friends because of family expectations. From a young age, they feel like they have to pay back their parents for all their hard work and sacrifices. This can cause feelings of being overwhelmed, constantly putting others first, and having difficult relationships with family. A lot of second-generation adults think they have to carry this burden by themselves because they feel it's their responsibility. But sometimes, these expectations might not even match what they really want for their own lives. Figuring out how to follow your own dreams while respecting your family's wishes can feel like a hard thing to do. But what if it doesn't have to be that way? Are you living the life you truly want, or the one others expect from you? In this episode, founder of Unshaken Gens™ Allison Ly, explains how changing the way you think and setting boundaries can help you create better, more balanced relationships while staying true to yourself and your family. Things You'll Learn In This Episode -Recognize and Manage the Pressure of Expectations Second-generation immigrants often feel a strong need to live up to their parents' expectations. But how can you tell if you're living by your own values or ones that others have placed on you? -Start Setting Boundaries for Healthier Relationships Setting boundaries is key to building healthier relationships with your parents while still being true to yourself. What are some simple steps you can take to start creating these boundaries? -Shift Your Mindset to Break Free from Old Cycles It's important to shift from feeling like you have to take care of everyone to feeling confident about living the life you want. How can you set an example for others without losing your own peace of mind? Guest Bio Allison Ly, founder of Unshaken Gens™, empowers 2nd Generation Adults to honorably care for their loved ones without sacrificing their own needs and dreams. Her Unshaken Confidence™ coaching program builds on her 6 years+ as a licensed therapist and personal journey as a daughter of immigrant parents. Follow Allison on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyallisonly/ Coaching Website: https://www.heyallisonly.com/ Therapy Website: https://www.allisonlytherapy.com/ Learn the 3 Statements to Help You Start To Fall Back In Love With Your Family at heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/start

In this episode, I take you back to the beginning of my journey with BossMom, which started almost a decade ago. I'm sharing why it's so important to show up consistently, even when you don't have all the answers, and how that persistence has shaped my path. ‌ Personal Growth in Business I dive into the heart of what business is really about—personal growth and development. While skills and trends are important, the real journey is the one we undergo as individuals. ‌ The Purpose of Boss Mom With BossMom evolving, I'm excited to share our new focus on trends, personal growth, and community building. My goal is to create a platform where we can share our stories, connect, and support one another in meaningful ways. ‌ The Vision for Boss Mom Looking ahead, I'm revealing my vision of transforming BossMom into a media engine that amplifies our voices and experiences as moms. This vision includes building a strong community where we can collaborate, support each other, and access valuable resources. ‌ We are committed to creating a safe, connected, and bold space within the BossMom Platform. Check out the links below to join the community and be part of this evolving journey. ‌ Links Mentioned: Join BossMom+ (www.bossmom.com/join) Join the BossMom email community (bossmom.com/comunity)

More and more parents today are looking for ways to take charge of their family's health without always relying on doctors and medicine. Moms are realizing that they know their kids better than anyone else, and they want to make decisions that feel right for their family. But it's hard to know what to do when everyone around us says we need a doctor's help for everything. Is there a better way to handle common health issues at home? What if you could learn simple, natural ways to take care of your kids when they get sick or hurt? In this episode, I talk to registered nurse and functional nutritional therapy practitioner, Hollie Bigham, who shares how moms can combine their gut instincts with practical knowledge to confidently manage their family's health naturally. "My goal with Parent-Led Health is to help parents know that they are strong enough, smart enough, and able to do what needs to be done to provide health for their kids." -Hollie Bigham Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode -Parents taking the lead in health It's important for parents to be in charge of their children's health, using both their gut feelings and practical knowledge. How can moms feel more confident in making health decisions? -Mixing regular medicine with natural health Both emergency medicine and natural health care have good and bad sides. What can moms learn from both to help their families better? -Growing confidence in natural health You can learn the skills and get the tools you need to take care of common health issues at home. How can moms create a home health kit that helps them handle minor problems? Guest Bio Hollie Bigham is a former-ER nurse, turned naturopathic mama. She helps moms ditch reliance on Big Pharma and the medical system and take charge of their families' health naturally, with skill, confidence and wisdom. She is the creator of the Parent-Led Health community, an off-social media, peer-to-peer community of like-minded mamas who listen, encourage, help and never judge, and Parent-Led Health + where holistically-minded mamas have training, protocols and other resources to help them grow in their natural health wisdom, confidence and practical skills. As a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Certified GAPS Practitioner, Hollie also works 1:1 with families around the world seeking to heal chronic illness through nutrition and lifestyle. Follow Hollie on Instagram and visit the Parent-Led Health Community website. Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you had a blast listening to this show. Your review will help our show grow and help us connect with more amazing people like you. Thank you for being awesome!

Attachment theory is one of the most powerful tools you can use to understand yourself and your relationships. It can help you see why you act the way you do in your relationships with your partner, kids, or colleagues. It's like discovering a hidden part of yourself that explains so much of what you feel and do. Imagine shifting from an insecure attachment style to a secure one. What would that mean for your communication, trust, and connections with everyone in your life? It could mean becoming a better leader, a more present parent, and an unstoppable entrepreneur. Here's the real question: What if learning about your attachment style is the key to becoming the person you want to be? In this episode, I speak with Thais Gibson, who is the co-founder of the Personal Development School and an expert in attachment theory. We discuss all about attachment theory, why it's important for your emotional well-being, and how to use it to improve your relationships, parenting, and business. "You'll be a better parent when you're the best version of yourself because you are still getting nourished as a human being and you have more bandwidth to bring into relationships with others, including your children." -Thais Gibson Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode -How to Flip the Script from Insecure to Secure Integrated Attachment Theory shows you how to change from insecure to secure attachment styles. Are you ready to take charge of your attachment style and make your relationships better? -How Attachment Styles Affect Parenting and Business Your attachment style affects how you parent and make decisions in your business. Could learning about your attachment style help you find more success and happiness? -Using Practical Tools to Heal the Hurt There are tools that can help you heal the core wounds linked to different attachment styles. How could these tools help you overcome past hurts and build stronger, healthier relationships? Guest Bio Thais Gibson is a counselor, co-founder of The Personal Development School and bestselling author of Learning Love. She has a Ph.D. and over 13 certifications in modalities ranging from CBT, internal family systems, and hypnosis. Thais is a leading expert in attachment theory and her modern Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory™ is extending the frontier of psychology. Visit the Personal Development School to take a free attachment style quiz. Follow Thais Gibson on Instagram. Watch more videos on her YouTube channel.

Let's face it, in today's world, so many things make life stressful. But our bodies weren't designed to be in a state of stress, all the time. We're supposed to metabolize our stress and move through it. The problem is, instead of facing a stressful situation every few months, we're experiencing stress daily, so we can't cycle through it and return to a baseline level of stress. That's why so many people are struggling with overwhelm and burnout. BossMoms have more on their plates than anyone else on the planet, so we're more prone to burnout and overwhelm. Cue the waking up tired, the brain fog, feeling unmotivated and crying in the shower. We're living on the edge of what we can handle, and our brains constantly feel like they are under threat. How do we identify overwhelm and burnout and bring ourselves out of it? In this episode, I'm joined by attorney, pastor, Nervous System Expert, and Certified Master Life Coach, Michelle Grosser. She shares the science behind our overwhelm epidemic, and the body-based tools that will bring us out of it. "Our bodies are supposed to metabolize stress and close the loop so we can come back to a baseline stress level. Because we're under all chronic stress, our bodies aren't able to close that stress loop. That's why there's so much overwhelm and burnout." -Michelle Grosser 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -The neuroscience of burnout and overwhelm Our bodies are designed to metabolize and move through stress. How do our lives make that hard to do? -Don't max out your stress hard drive In a world full of friction, it's impossible to expect a frictionless existence. What's the difference between the normal stresses of life and being way over the capacity of what we can handle? -Regulate your nervous system in 60-90 seconds As moms and business owners, there's always something going on and it can leave us feeling overwhelmed in the moment. How can something as simple as a temperature change get us out of that? Guest Bio Michelle is an attorney, pastor, Nervous System Expert, Certified Master Life Coach, and host of The Calm Mom Podcast. Through somatic and neuroscience-based modalities, she coaches women through discovering what's beneath their triggers and emotions, so they can begin their healing journey and find peace in the present. She deeply believes that the most profound thing we can offer our children is our own healing. She and her husband Jeff have two daughters and live in Miami, FL. To get Michelle's private podcast on burnout, go to michellegrosser.com/burnout/, and follow @michellegrosser.coach on Instagram.

As women, our hormones affect us, sometimes in ways we aren't even aware of. From our energy and mood, hormonal fluctuations throughout your cycle can influence our energy, motivation, and productivity. But here's the thing: the changes and effects aren't always negative. Sometimes, they can actually work in our favor - especially for entrepreneurs. Our menstrual cycles can help us in our businesses. They can allow us to plan our tasks better and feel more in control of our lives. How do we use our cycles to your advantage in our lives and businesses? In this episode, I talk to holistic hormone coach and RN, Leisha Drews to help you understand why these changes happen and how to use them to your advantage. With that, you'll know how to work with your body, not against it, to make your business and life better. "The first thing is how we perceive our bodies, and understanding that is the first step. Having symptoms during our cycles is actually not normal. It is normal, good, and optimal to have a smooth cycle." -Leisha Drews 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -You won't feel the same all the time Hormonal fluctuations throughout our cycles can influence our energy, motivation, and productivity. How can we use this knowledge to plan our business activities effectively? -Planning your work around your cycle When we understand our cycles, we can plan tasks like creating content and networking according to the different phases. What are the best times for high-energy tasks versus introspective activities? -Making the most of your hormonal changes Our hormonal changes are superpowers not hindrances. How can embracing these changes lead to better business decisions and a more balanced life? Guest Bio Leisha is an RN and holistic hormone coach and loves to help women feel empowered by understanding their bodies and hormones better, so they can have great energy, good periods, and no more PMS. She is a mama of 3 and host of the Happily Hormonal Podcast, and when not talking about hormones can be found planning an adventure or enjoying the sunshine. Follow Leisha on Instagram. Which of these 3 hormone imbalances do you have? Take the quiz! Find out more about the Hormone Balance Program.

The internet is packed with funny and relatable videos about how hard being a mom is. What's harder for moms to find are real solutions to their problems. That's why a lot of moms feel like they're stuck with no way to make things better. Boss Mom is going to change that. We want to gather real information about what moms need and use it to create helpful tools and resources. Why do moms need a lot more than relatable and funny content? How can we help moms find support and actual solutions? In this episode, I talk about how we're planning to help moms get noticed, and introduce a new social networking app just for moms. "Sales and marketing is the hardest part about what you do. Like you love being an expert, you love helping people, but getting seen and building authority is the harder part, so we want to make that easier." -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -How data can help you succeed Boss Mom is gathering important info to change what success means for moms, from handling time to family life. How will this data help you? -Get noticed and build your reputation It's easier than ever to share your content on Boss Mom and build your reputation. How could this boost your business? -New strategies to connect and grow Boss Mom+ is a new social networking app made just for moms. How will it make marketing and networking easier for moms?

Marketing used to be all about newspaper ads and radio spots, now it's all about digital platforms, social media and AI. If you're trying to grow your business, navigating these changes can be tricky, especially if you've been in the marketing game for a long time. Because of how rapidly marketing is evolving, staying on top of all the changes can be overwhelming. How do you find the right strategy for your business with so many platforms and tools to grapple with? How do you decide which tools and platforms are worth your time and effort? What unique skills do mom entrepreneurs have that might give them an advantage? In this episode, marketing expert Dr. Colleen Kendrick and I talk about these questions and more. We discuss the unique challenges faced by mom entrepreneurs and highlight the importance of respecting and wisely using marketing tools. Being an entrepreneur, you become a marketer in some capacity, no matter how involved you want to be. Whether you're the voice and face of your brand or working behind the scenes, there's always so much to do. – Dr. Colleen Kendrick 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -Keeping up with marketing tech Marketing has changed from old-fashioned ways like newspapers to modern ways like the internet, and this change has affected small business owners today. How do we keep up with new technology? -Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood Mom entrepreneurs face challenges in running a business while raising a family. What special skills do mom entrepreneurs bring to the table? -Using marketing tools wisely It's important to use marketing tools wisely and spend your time and money on tools that help your business. How can you avoid getting too tired and stay focused on what really matters? Guest Bio Dr. Colleen Kendrick, CEO of Nonprofit Partners, has 25 years of experience in marketing communications. Colleen has a doctorate in business and has been an entrepreneur since 2010. She serves as an adjunct professor at Rowan University, is on the organizing committee for TEDxCapeMay, and is a married mom of two. Colleen is the host of The Mom Shuffle podcast. Follow her on: LinkedIn Instagram (@colleenkendrickdba) Instagram (@themomshuffle) Facebook

Motherhood is a journey full of love, joy, and challenges. As moms, we often struggle to balance our dreams with taking care of our children. People often think that having kids means giving up on our own goals. But is this really true? Can we balance our dreams and the needs of our kids? In this episode, I talk about the challenges of being a mom with big dreams. I discuss the pressure from society, the sacrifices we make, and why it's important to go at your own speed. Let's enjoy the slow and steady journey, finding happiness in both our dreams and being a mom. "I have a problem with somebody saying that once you have kids you don't get to do anything you want and you don't get to really have your dreams." – Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -Balancing Dreams and Parenthood Most people seem to think once you become a mom, you can't follow your dreams. How can we still chase them? -Going Slow is Okay It's fine to take your time when reaching your dreams as a mom. How can we raise children mindfully and gradually accomplish our goals? -Finding Joy in Both Roles The time we spend with our kids can be just as rewarding as chasing our dreams. How can we shift our perspective to find joy in both?