The Power of Women - Being Vulnerable & Brave

Episode 6: How Relax Into Grief with Dr. Mekel Harris

Most people do not know how to grief because it's such a painful process. But what if you could learn to relax into the grieving journey? In this special interview with Dr. Mekel Harris we talk about the process of grieving and how to help yourself walk through and relax into it. It's an inspiring up lifting interview on the grieving process. Dr. Mekel Harris is a grief therapist, a TedX speaker and the author of Relaxing into Greif. Please enjoy listening and share with anyone you know in your life that may be struggling with grief. To learn more about Dr. Mekel Harris visit her website: mekelharris.com or follow her on Instagram DrMekel. To schedule time with me or learn more about my work as an empowerment coach for women please visit my website: www.teresacoltrin.com or on social media Teresa_Coltrin.

The Power of Women - Being Vulnerable & Brave

In this episode I meet with Nina Phalen my special guest to discuss the power of women during challenging times. Nina Phelan is an LA based birth doula , pregnancy coach, prenatal yoga teacher and hypnotherapist. She is passionate about cultivating a support system for women as they journey through the initiation of Motherhood and beyond. We dive into the power of women doing hard things such as giving birth and the power of being vulnerable and sharing our stories and receiving love and support from each other is what makes us unstoppable and powerful!

Impostor Syndrome is a Good Thing

As we continue to explore all the different ways our inner critics can affect us ambitious women, in today’s episode, I want to dive into Imposter Syndrome with you and help you become aware of how it may be limiting you in your daily life and how you can learn from the experience. In episode two, I talked about how our self-worth can be tied to achievement, Imposter Syndrome also has a lot to do with learning how to define our self-worth and learning to believe in yourself and your unique gifts.

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Episode Three: Inner Critic: The Root of Toxic Productivity & Burnout

Do you ever get that rush of excitement after you cross off something from your todo list? Or that relief after the long run you weren’t sure if you could do when you started? Or you finally pushed through some work that kept you up at night worrying about how you would get it done? And then do you think to yourself, ah now that it’s done, I can finally rest. For ambitious women being productive is like oxygen to us. Because we have so much creative energy burning inside of us, productivity makes us feel alive, energized, and fulfilled. Not being productive can leave us feeling angry, frustrated, and even depressed sometimes. We are definitely those difficult patients when we are told to rest after an injury, surgery or illness because we can’t sit still and will push our limits even though resting is what we need. Being productive is a positive wonderful strength to have but can also be damaging if we are being over productive out of fear, never really allowing ourselves to rest until we have accomplished something or earned something. This is what I call Toxic Productivity, and this is what I want to explore with you in today’s episode and give you some helpful tools to help manage it.