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  What lessons have you learned through your pregnancy, labor and birth?  Did you learn to surrender?  Did you learn that you're more powerful than you thought?….. Did you learn that your baby may be born on Valentine's Day even if you really didn't want that?   This week we're speaking with Erin Wilkins, who you may know on Instagram as @essentiallyerin__. Erin has had all of her biological babies at home, jumping on the homebirth train 8 years ago during her first pregnancy… even though she was working as an RN!  I know you're going to love this episode.   I was also blessed to have my best friend and fellow homebirth mama Emily join the conversation, my co-host this show, and it was so fun to get her perspective on a number of questions and topics.  She's growing a beautiful community over at @emily_authentically if you want to follow along   Before we jump in, let's take a quick moment to think our reviewer of the week, Lexi Fab.   And if you're gaining value from this show, would you hop over to apple podcasts and leave us a review?  They're basically Christmas presents to me, and they help tremendously with this show's reach.   What an incredible discussion!  As we head into this week's episode roundup, I want to go over a few points that stuck out.   Every mother experiences labor in her own way.  For Erin, there's a sense of solitude that she walks, and I certainly remember that feeling.  Yes, we're surrounded with love and support, but nevertheless we're the only one who can bring this baby forth into the world.  This task is daunting, but it leads me to my second point As Erin discussed, she also knew that she wasn't alone.  She likened her experience to that of her savior, and she felt the holiness of his presence in her labor, even during the solitude.  There's such a spiritual, connective aspect to birth, and I love how Erin tapped into that during her labors. And finally, every birth brings with it new lessons to learn, to internalize, to add to our motherhood.  With her most recent birth, the recognition that Erin truly had no control over the outcome— when her baby would arrive, whether or not she'd experience another cervical lip— it all brought the difficult, but important, and somehow freeing realization that we're not in control of our outcomes, but we are in control of how we apply those lessons to our life.  And that's where the beauty is. What a fun conversation that was.  Before you hop off, would you take a screenshot or picture of you listening and share it to your stories?  Tag @happyhomebirthpodcast, @essentiallyerin__ and @emilyauthentically and let us know your favorite takeway.  Okay my friends that's all I've got for you today.  I'll see you back here next week. 

In today's episode Julia & Erin talk all about their upcoming projects. For Erin that's launching a clothing line and for Julia it's a new floral series! Both Gesso Girls talk through what goes into all the behind the scenes of this process, but mostly this is a casual conversation between two friends and we hope you find it fun and entertaining! 

Teachers are working harder than they ever have before. And often, we feel like there is so much more to do. The solution isn't working more hours because there are only so many hours in the day. For Erin, multitasking hindered her productivity for years. When she started batch working, her productivity increased significantly. Learn about the changes she made and how they worked for her.Get More Help With 3D TeachingTeaching Science in 3D on Instagram & FacebookSubmit a QuestionExplore phenomenon-based, discovery-centered learning with iExploreScienceGet more information about the NGSS with Sadler Science

Today we've got something special - a young lady who is just a badass in rock and roll with an intense passion for audio engineering, guitars, and blues music. Wow! This girl is one of a kind! Our guest for today is just 19 years old, yet her talent is so palpable. Let's welcome on the show, musician, vocalist, and lyricist, Erin Coburn! How did Erin get into music? With all kinds of different music coming from each area of their house, Erin was indeed surrounded by music even at a young age. Her parents and brother are also listening to music 24/7. But what really sparked the interest in Erin was her dad's guitar which she tried to play and claimed it her own when she was just 2 years old. As far as blues goes, her third guitar teacher introduced her to that music genre during their first lesson. It was when her teacher started playing around and doing solo that made her intrigued about blues. It is such a raw form of music. And what attracted Erin the most is that with blues, it's just whatever you feel; it's a straight expression. Inside stories about her songs The first song played on the show today is entitled “Everybody” which streamed from moments when life gets overwhelming, from everyone trying to get attention, and trying to do a million things at once. The next song is called “It's Over” was played with a Fender Stratocaster that her grandpa helped her get when she was younger. It was one of her favorite guitars. And her song, “Misfit” is her newest single. It came from the Rudolph Christmas Special where they sing “why am I such a misfit”. This song is a message to everyone that it is okay not to fit in; it is cool to be unique. Thoughts about streaming services For Erin, streaming services is wonderful from the consumer's point of view. On the other hand, as an artist, the idea is also great. Through streaming services like Spotify, artists can connect with fans at the push of a button. However, the tables have definitely turned. There is not a big enough value on what musicians are doing today. She believes that listeners/consumers need to put a value on the artists on social media. More about Erin Connect with Erin and get to know more about her life and music through the links listed below. Timestamps 2:46 Who in Erin's family inspired her to get into music? 4:47 Listen to “Everybody” by Erin Coburn 9:19 Inside story about the song, “Everybody” 11:41 When did Erin get interested in audio engineering? 14:58 Listen to “It's Over” by Erin Coburn 19:17 Erin describing her Strandberg guitar 20:56 Listen to Erin play a couple of riffs on her guitar 23:03 What is the most intriguing part of the audio production for Erin? 26:29 Who are Erin's musical influences? 30:52 Listen to “Out from Under” by Erin Coburn 39:31 Who gives the cue when Erin's using the backing track live? 42:00 What is Erin's take on Spotify and streaming in general? 47:21 Story about Erin's newest single: “Misfit” 49:26 Listen to “Misfit” by Erin Coburn 55:11 Shoutout to Erin's fans! 56:44 When is her studio going to be built? 56:56 A glimpse of Erin's family 59:03 Listen to “Connected” by James Kevin O'Connor  Quotes 10:25 Sometimes you just need to take a step back and write a song 4:34 Blues is such a raw form of music. And it's like a straight expression. Like there's no thinking. It's just whatever you feel and I think that's what really attracted me to it. 38:01 I love to mix it up and do the unexpected 49:17 I wanted to let them know that, it's okay to not fit in or to not feel like you fit in. It's cool. It's cool to be unique. 58:08 I love it when somebody really embraces an instrument and continues to take it up to new levels. Connect with Erin Website - https://www.erincoburn.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5o0doXIq7OsAEOlFwcwwDJ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ErinCoburnMusic/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ShenanigansOnTheHill Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erincoburnmusic/ Selected links and mentions  dHarmic Rising Stars Spotify Playlist Badflower The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Joe Satriani Matt O'Ree Bruce Springsteen Leslie West B.B. King Gary Clark Jr. Janis Joplin Michael Jackson  

Curious what podcasting for your brand can do to help you grow your business? Look no further than the team behind the fabulous Sunrise Brand Studio, Nathalie Amlani and Erin Dean Williams! This new partnership has already helped hundreds of other purpose-driven entrepreneurs to create cohesive brand strategies. And now they're about to reach thousands more with the launch of The Sunrise Brand Collective Podcast! Building A Purpose-Driven BusinessAfter meeting through the entrepreneur community Mamas & Co., Nathalie and Erin struck up a friendship that soon became a business partnership. Erin hired Nathalie for some brand photography, and the two soon began working together on complete branding packages for entrepreneurs, using Erin's website and design skills with Nathalie's photography skills. The pair quickly realized that not only did they share a similar vision, but also had a passion for helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs to truly shine through their brands. They created a two-day virtual summit (which I was SO lucky to have the opportunity to speak at) which incorporated tactical marketing and branding topics, as well as mindset, vitality, wellness and goal setting. Podcasting For Your BrandThe Sunrise Brand Collective podcasting journey began when Nathalie joined Podcast Rocket in May of 2020. She shared her process for capturing her signature personal branding photos with me, which includes an in-depth questionnaire that draws out her client's vision, as well as conversations that help her clients to feel comfortable and confident as the face of their businesses. Combined with Erin's passion for creating a fabulous online presence for her clients through websites, the two had a recipe for the perfect podcast.For Erin and Nathalie, podcasting for their brand means creating deeper connections with their audience and ideal clients. It means building brand loyalty and trust, and it means sharing their passion for creating great brands with the world! Although it was tough at first to figure out exactly how to get started, they worked through Podcast Rocket and are now working with me to share weekly content with you! YAY!Make sure you subscribe to their podcast wherever you listen!Links mentioned in this episode:Sunrise Brand Studio https://www.sunrisebrandstudio.com/Sunrise Brand Booster https://www.sunrisebrandstudio.com/sunrise-brand-boosterSunrise Brand Summit https://www.sunrisebrandstudio.com/Sunrise Brand Collective Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-sunrise-brand-collective-podcast/id1528528105Sara Vartanian's “The List Playbook” https://www.saravartanian.com/list-playbookErin Dean Williams https://www.instagram.com/erindeanwilliams/Nathalie Amlani https://www.instagram.com/pictonatbrandingcreative/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sunrisebrandstudio/Podcast Rocket https://theultimatecreative.com/podcast-rocket

Today's guest is a musical theater performer turned makeup artist, and now CEO of the clean and green cosmetic line, Erin's Faces. Erin is not only all hustle, she's all heart, and I'm delighted to have her join us. We discuss how Erin went from being a makeup artist to the CEO of the cult beauty brand. I learned it wasn't without flaws. From packaging her products to learning the best way to fill a bottle there was lots to do and she was on her own at the very beginning. There was even the time Erin had to call her Dad for advice to deal with an overstock issue after a deal went south.Don't know what clean green beauty is? Erin gives us all a primer on The challenge is there aren't any regulations on clean and green beauty so many brands can make claims. For Erin, it's about using plant based ingredients to avoid potentially toxic chemicals that may be harmful. In the early days it was difficult because even if clean beauty products existed they didn't hold up quite as well on the red carpet.Early on Erin recognized her strengths and rather than try to figure things out at home, her first products all went to the lab for forumulation and testing. When asked if Erin remembered her first sale she recounts a story of returning to her home in Texas to host a party for friends and family to sell $2000 in product to buy a new laptop.The beauty industry comes with it's own set of challenges that led Erin to question if she was "too heavy" to run a beauty company. Influencers also have their own set of standards when it comes the types of products they will use in the clean and green beauty products. From humble beginnings to a blowout during Black Friday Sale, you'll want to hear more about his incredible startup story in the beauty industry. It didn't happen over night and influencer marketing plays a part of their authentic social media strategy you can follow on their Instagram page https://instagram.com/erinsfaces.   

In episode 190, Kestrel welcomes Erin Flynn, the CEO of Cladwell, to the show. A personal styling app, Cladwell allows users to add in their clothes (without taking photos) and it will generate daily outfits personalized for their weather. ”I would go to my closet and say the same thing which is, I have too many clothes and nothing to wear, which was ridiculous because I had over 450 items hanging in my closet — so, there was no reason that I should have nothing to wear.” -Erin Flynn, CEO of Cladwell On this week’s show, Erin shares more on how the financial crisis got her originally into fashion blogging and entrepreneurship. Also, she explains how she first got connected with Cladwell, and eventually decided to purchase it to have more autonomy over the gradual growth of the company. Kestrel and Erin talk a lot about personal style and finding ways to appreciate the clothes we already have. For Erin, she believes that if you don’t understand your personal style, it’s difficult to build a closet that you love. Also, Erin walks us through more on how the Cladwell app works, and the ways it can help you get dressed every day, get in tune with your personal style, and find ways to utilize the pieces in your closet. Kestrel asks Erin to explore the idea of behavior change, and ways in which Cladwell is successfully challenging people to shift their habits to a less is more approach. The below thoughts, ideas + organizations were brought up in this chat: “I was in this endless cycle of shopping, thinking that that would solve my style problem.” “I really believe that everyone has kind of their own unique, personal style, but I also believe that most people don’t know what they like. And so, it’s really hard to build a closet you love when you don’t know what you like.” “We were originally investor-backed … we ultimately ended up buying the company, and the whole goal now is to make it a sustainable and profitable company really driven by our values and our mission.” “It’s really about making the most of your closet, so we’re trying to help you love and wear everything you own.” The app shares this stat: the average person only wears 20% of their closet. The average Cladwell user wears 65% of their closet, and the app can help you track how much of your closet you’re actually wearing. Subscribe to Black Sustainability newsletter by Dominique Drakeford (mentioned in intro)

– Susan White I don't think people understand narcolepsy. They don't understand that. I'm sure any other invisible disability. It was hard for me to talk about because I know you're with all your colleagues your friends you're focused on work and you've got your adult daughter at home in the dark in a room that she's you know for three days maybe she only got up to go to the bathroom and eat more food. I mean it's just horrible.   INTRO   When I was in college, I was a rower on the crew team.  This meant that I would get up really, really early to be on the water by 4:45 AM.  Exhaustion would hit later in the day and I found it particularly hard to stay awake in afternoon Spanish class.  I would doze off regularly during conjugation exercises and my friends teased me, “Tenga narcolepsy?”.  It was an ongoing joke and, until this podcast episode, I had no idea how debilitating and devastating narcolepsy can be on an entire family.    Today’s episode of Handle with Care is sponsored by FullStack PEO.  FullStack supports small businesses and entrepreneurs, expertly taking care of your people and benefits so you can focus on what matters most, growing your business.  We are also sponsored by Handle with Care HR Consulting.  From death to a diagnosis to a relationship transition, we equip you to support people when it matters most.    Susan White, today’s guest, is many things.  She is a life-time Indianapolis native who loves her corner of Broad Ripple. Susan is also a breast cancer survivor and the mother to a daughter with narcolepsy, which she says is much, much harder than battling cancer.  But before we get into her story, a little bit more about Susan.    She worked for many years in the field of HR.  Podcasting is a great love and hobby of hers.  She is the co-host of the Joy-Powered Podcast, where I had the pleasure of being a guest last year.    - Susan White People spend so much time at work and they put so much of themselves in it that if it is not a joyful environment it can actually really bring the bring the person to their knees. So the point of our podcast is how do you create joy in the workplace and then how do you sustain it.  So, our target audience in general are business leaders and H.R. professionals.   - Liesel Mertes Tell me a little bit about your family.   - Susan White Sure. I'm married to Bill. He teaches at IEP. He is an architect and he loves construction management which is what he teaches. We've been married for all right don't think really quick do the math. I think 37 years. Congratulations. Thank you. I have a daughter, Erin. She's 35 years old. She works here in the broader Broad Ripple area and we have a son Grady who is married to Amber and they live in Scottsdale Arizona and they have my grand dog.   And now, to some of the hard stuff:  when Susan was 49 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She was working for a financial institution as the Chief HR officer, an exciting position.   - Susan White So I was in it for about six months when all of a sudden I went from my normal mammogram and even risk right after right after I'd had the mammogram done the technician came in and said I need for you to talk to someone because we see something on there that doesn't look right.   Susan was sent directly to the hospital for a biopsy.  It was a fast moving cancer.    - Susan White When I look back to those days I remember that I had I felt like I had inside my brain a neon light that was saying cancer, cancer just kept flashing.   - Susan White And in the meetings I found myself unable to concentrate which was not me. I was just so distracted with this flashing neon light in my head. You've got cancer you've got cancer. So it was it was it was a real disruptor and trying to process it all right.   - Liesel Mertes Well and then it sounds like the nature of the cancer was fast moving enough that they wanted to intervene quickly. How did that go with lining up medical leave? Did you find that your employer was receptive? What were some of the, the processes that played out for you?   - Susan White You know, it's interesting as soon as I found out I had breast cancer I started doing a lot of reading and I read something like I think the book was Chicken Soup for breast cancer survivors or forgive me if I thought the exact title anyway.   - Susan White It said in there that you will never feels so loved as when you have breast cancer in your whole life. And that's exactly how I felt I could not get over the outpouring of support and love almost every single person in this financial institution that I told they, they knew somebody themselves who had been affected by breast cancer and they were so supportive. My, even though I'd been in this business less than six months the CEO of the company is like oh you just go give him health is just you go give him hell we're right here for you.   - Susan White I mean it was just unbelievable amount of support.   Friends began to bring meals, out-of-town colleagues offered support and housing as Susan considered second opinions.  Her husband noted that their house began to smell like a florist shop because of the overflow of flowers.  And then there were the pjs and slippers and chocolate.   After treatment, she returned quickly to work, despite the exhaustion of long days.  Eleven months later, she was diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, a cancer that necessitated a hysterectomy.  She was already weak but heading back for an additional surgery.  And that is when Susan’s daughter, Erin, began to display worrying symptoms.      - Susan White But anyway, for us that was kind of building and then I realized what was going to have to happen I was gonna head back into a major surgery. All of a sudden, our daughter who had mentioned earlier she was experiencing some real problems. She was falling asleep a lot. She was not being able to get up. She was living independently she was working as a paralegal. She lived with a girlfriend in a apartment downtown and we thought she had launched for life right. Well, all of a sudden, she was like panicking a lot really high anxiety because she kept sleeping and could not wake up.   - Susan White She was being extremely forgetful. She kind of had a history of always being a little forgetful but I mean it was it to the extreme she was becoming kind of paralyzed she'd say like I could see she would be driving as she could see like a parking lot she needed to get to and she would be so exhausted she wasn't sure she could get there. She, whenever she got off of work, she would just go and lay down and she thought   - Susan White I'd still tell anybody now the best day of her life is when she got the diagnosis that was narcolepsy because she thought she was losing her mind.   Narcolepsy is still considered a rare disease.  For Erin, the onset was quick and devastating.  This autoimmune disorder can be triggered at any point in your life.  The onset often happens in late teens and early twenties.  Erin was just 24.  And the symptoms appear on a spectrum.  Some people are functional with medication and there are others that really don’t get out of bed again.    - Susan White It is so chronic and so awful.   - Susan White Erin is on that spectrum. But she at least initially without drugs is really, really bad.   - Liesel Mertes Well and what is that like? So you're in the midst of your own health like cesium which is pretty complicated. What was it like for you as a mother to be absorbing this news from midtown Broad Ripple about what's going on with your daughter?   - Susan White It was, it's devastating. I often have said that I wish that God had given me the narcolepsy and that Erin I know how to organize myself through things. I'm a really good cope-er. And I just hated it. I'm not good at coping watching somebody I love suffer and she really, really suffered. She lost her job very quickly because she could not stay awake just kept she was to fall asleep standing up she fall asleep there. They moved her to her less intense role from paralegal to like the front desk receptionist.   - Susan White She couldn't stay awake there. I kind of get why you can't have a in a law firm. The receptionist asleep but unfortunately for her she lost her you know was not able to stay in an apartment. She had no money coming no money coming in so she moved home with us. And so, I was recovering I actually started back to work before she moved back in with us but it was a long journey of her living with us for about five years.   - Liesel Mertes And what are the emotions that she's having to make these transitions like are there or are there moments that are that really stand out in your mind as her mother of just how you felt walking with her on that journey?   - Susan White Erin we would say things that would just crush me about what she was experiencing and I I could feel it for she.   - Susan White This was not the life she'd intended right. She had a life that was not living in her old bedroom in the dark. You know, it's trying to get capture enough sleep. She'd say to me, Mom that is where I go for my dreams to die. I was just so sad. And I think that she had a really she went through several years of understanding the life she knew it was gone and her new life was going to be on her best day and a best day with all the meds that are very powerful harmful types of drugs. But to get her to about 80 percent of what you and I have. So, I think that for me watching all of that was just the most disruptive thing in my life.   - Susan White You know I'll take, I'll take cancer tomorrow. I will. I'll take you know if any more work gets to get rid of female workers I'd give them up. I would do anything I could not to watch her go through that.   It was a challenge for Susan and her husband to know how to support Erin well.   - Susan White Yeah. I tell you it was really hard those first few years especially when Erin was living with us because we were almost empty nesters our son was finishing up college and so we had a lot of time to ourselves and then to have somebody in the house who's not well was really tough. And my husband often said you know he was trying to figure out where you know how much of this was the illness how much of it was Erin like. Is it laziness that she's not doing these things or is it she's incapable of doing these things.   - Susan White So that was a really tough time through that because I am, I tend to believe everything is the illness. And Bill believes that there's always a personal accountability so we can. I think we're in a good place now figuring all that out. And she lives independently which is superb but we're very involved in zero a lot which is I think really good. But it was I think there was a there's a road to walk there and you're never going to have both on anything in life. I think see things exactly the same way.   - Susan White But in times of trouble and times of angst it can really test your mettle.   - Liesel Mertes I imagine that to care for your daughter was asking a lot of you. How did you find that that intersected with your world of work and the time and space you needed?   - Susan White I don't think I did it very well. I know I did do it very well. We big at work all the love and support you get when you're sick. It's not what you feel when you've got an adult child who has something horrible happen to them. I think if it's all invisible. Right.   - Susan White If Erin had been in a terrible accident or if something physically had that people could see and understand. I think it would be different. I don't think people understand narcolepsy. They don't understand that.   - Susan White I'm sure any other invisible disability. It was hard for me to talk about because I know you're with all your colleagues your friends you're focused on work and you've got your adult daughter at home in the dark in a room that she's you know for three days maybe she only got up to go to the bathroom and eat more food. I mean it's just horrible. I used, I for the first couple of years I know I walked around with a big lump in my stomach that I couldn't figure out you know how to lessen it a little bit of time I did have outside of work I would try to research like what's going on at this what is this about.   - Susan White We found that narcolepsy network which is a wonderful national organization that help people and caregivers of people with narcolepsy. They have national conferences. We started going to national conferences. It was so helpful because it helped us learn what was happening what causes this disease which is they still don't know but they have different ideas of what might what you can do with it. How do you manage to live around it is incurable. They're working very hard to find a cure but may not be in our lifetime. So, it was also good for me to meet other parents of people who had narcolepsy and for Erin to meet other people who have narcolepsy because it's hard to find people who have it.   - Susan White That was very helpful. But around the world of work it was tough because people didn't know I mean I'd share it but I don't share it widely because it's a hard thing to bring up. I just I had kind of a kind of a dark cloud over my head for a number of years.   - Liesel Mertes Did you feel like that had an effect on your presence with your colleagues or within your projects?   - Susan White  You know there's that aspect of a cloud hovering.   - Liesel Mertes How do you feel like it came out in your interactions in a particular way?   - Susan White I know that I felt like I realized that the medicines you have to take are extremely expensive. Of course, Erin wasn't working and she's 24 and she. Back then it was we didn't have the Affordable Health Care which you could stay on your parents insurance to age 26. So we didn't have that option. And so we were paying for medical insurance for Erin and we were paying out of pocket incredible amounts of money for drugs. We were paying thousands upon thousands of dollars. One time that sounds horrible. What time it was to Costco to fill out order one of one of her prescriptions and it was $1125 and I wasn't expecting $1125 at that moment I just remember crying there I was across Costco and I had to figure out at that moment to get $1125 for one of her prescriptions for one. So anyway, it was just it was I felt as though with work I needed to work even harder because I didn't know if Erin would ever be able to work. I didn't know if Erin would ever have insurance again other than what we could provide. So yeah, it rocked my world. It certainly did not let me keep my eye off the ball because the ball working was extreme more important than it ever had been you needed to me.   Susan is a self-described optimist…and even in these trying times, she channeled her energy into helping others within her organization.  She joined a working group as the global co-chair, devoting herself to making space for people with disabilities.   - Susan White But we grew by thousands and thousands of employees in Australia and India and the Philippines and we'd already had a chapter in England and several in the United States. But it was so great. And I got a chance to talk to people who were caregivers and people disabilities who said I never felt comfortable talking at work about my disability until access ability started becoming really popular and it was OK so I got a lot from that.   - Susan White It was something I could do in the world of work to try to speak to the pain I was having in my personal life.   However, after 35 years, Susan got news that her job was moving to Chicago.  Unwilling to leave Erin, Susan left her job instead.    - Susan White But so, my job was eliminated and it really, I often say was the best thing in my life. That disruptor was great because I needed to be pushed out of that nest. But it gave me time to focus on Erin and to really figure out what type of insurance was the best one for her as opposed to what we would just get thrown. It helped me really help Erin get back on her feet and I think it also helped Erin when she realized that I was losing my job and has expensive as medicines doctors insurance was she realized that she needed to do to figure out how to work around this disease.   Erin went to a vocational rehab program and got a job working with Goodwill, part-time.   - Susan White So the last five and a half years, Erin has been working the value that she gets in her life being able to work just brings me joy every day. I try to remember to start every prayer with thank you Lord for Erin being backups upright in the world and getting a chance to work.   - Liesel Mertes What do you think, it's a two part question:  first part, what is the greatest misunderstanding or thing that you wish people could know about narcolepsy in particular?   - Susan White You know narcolepsy has been written up about it kind of in a joking way and in movies it's kind of funny. I got to tell you it's the least funny disease I've ever heard of.   - Susan White It's so sad. So I think that's it. That's probably the number one thing to be aware of with it. And I guess second of all is that it is not only is it physical and that although it's that appears to be invisible because people can't see you've got it is that it also kind of it, it messes with your cognitive abilities when you don't get enough sleep. Now people realize this you don't get to that level of rest that you need you're not restored and your brain is functioning right. So, a lot of people's narcolepsy will tend to be very forgetful.   - Susan White It's hard to concentrate. There's a lot of things that go to person with narcolepsy they have a hard time maintaining friendships or relationships because they're in bed most the time they can't make a commitment that they're sure they're going to be at sometimes until the day of the hour before. So that's a tough thing. So, if you happened unfortunately to have narcolepsy enter your lives please be patient with those individuals. They've got an awful lot they are trying to plow through every day.   - Liesel Mertes Mm hmm. And in a more global sense as a working parent who had a child who was going through something pretty intense and it's not just episodic, this is an ongoing sort of thing. What do you think the average workplace is, what would have been better support for you or what do you think was a misunderstanding that your workplace had and how you were doing or what you needed in the midst of that?   - Susan White Yeah. You know, I never know blamed anybody. I own what I shared with people didn't share with people. I think that people don't appreciate when you are an adult but when you're the parent of an adult that you're a parent forever. First of all. And just because your kid isn't needed to get a softball practice or have homework to do that night you know you still feel extremely responsible especially when it's an adult that you know is not well.   - Susan White I think that would be really helpful is if a colleague shared with you that they have an adult child maybe who's got any type of a bad thing in their life.   - Susan White Maybe they're addicted to addicted to drugs. Maybe they have a mental illness. Any of those types of things. If someone to share that with you that it's good maybe just periodically check in with them. Ask how here he's doing. You know ask if there's anything new with Joe. Just let them know. Kind of validating so that the person who's carrying that load doesn't feel like they're just carrying it alone in the dark.   - Liesel Mertes It's just not very popular to, to have probably, that I'm struck as you say that there could be a thought of oh how can I remember all this. But we, we remember when we interact around things that we feel are important or they catch our interest. I could note your favorite sports team is and want to razz you about it every week for you 16 weeks of football season. It's there's a gap, that actually we either don't feel comfortable in knowing how to talk about it or we're not giving it that level of mental importance to think, I'm gonna remember this about Susan and I'm gonna ask her about it because it matters to her and that it's exercising a different element of intention and discipline because I can remember things about a co-worker you know it's just we remember what was.   - Liesel Mertes Yeah right. Which interest us and it's switching gears to, this is important. I'm going to I'm going to remember and I'm going to check in around it.   - Susan White I think if it's an uncomfortable topic people really like to avoid it and I get that, but I and I would say to you that sometimes people who do care about me and care about here and we'll say how's Erin. And I'll say you know good days or bad days doesn't mean I necessarily need to share but it's so validating that somebody even asks that they recognize how much a part of your world it is.   - Liesel Mertes Exactly. So asking and checking in is meaningful. Are there other things that you think you know even and like me, I would have I would have appreciated this that come to mind?   - Susan White Mm hmm. You know, I have some very dear friends who really make an effort at reaching out to Erin on her birthday or just doing really kind things for her she's loves to do art and like you know buying her art or her little note cards or they just do things that are so validating for Erin and they know her world is so small. It's sleeping or working and it's just so appreciate. I so appreciate the fact when anyone very close to me makes a point to kind of brighten her life to care for your daughter.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   - Susan White I think if I could do it all over, I think I would take a leave of absence and really take a breath and instead of waiting till I'd lost my job to do a lot of the research to figure out what what's the right type of insurance and medicines and she would issue what the right neurologist is so and so forth I think I would have I wish I had no regrets except for the fact that if I to do it all over again I take the time to make sure we were on the right path as opposed to just reacting and learning on the fly in the moments that I could hear that.   - Liesel Mertes Susan, is there anything else that you feel like is meaningful in your story or helpful to someone who is perhaps walking with someone whether it's narcolepsy or a different disease that you did not get to say you'd like to? Mm hmm.   - Susan White You know I, I do believe that we all have to have hope and positivity. And it's sometimes like in your darkest days where you can't see it. You just kind of have to remind yourself you know what a gift that person is in your life like Erin is such a gift in her life. And you know you, you do the best you can in each moment. So, I just, don't be too hard on yourself. It's really important that as a caregiver you take care of yourself.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   Here are three key takeaways after my conversation with Susan It can be very isolating to have a sick adult child.Susan talked about how isolated she felt, how co-workers did not know how to reach out.  Susan reminded us of the importance of checking-in.  If you know that a co-worker has something hard going on in their personal life, it can be immensely meaningful to periodically ask how they are doing.  If you are prone to forgetting, and many of us are, take time to write it down in a file do that you can remember to follow-up.  Your intention and care will help to remind them that they are not forgotten. If you have just absorbed hard news, it could be helpful to take a leave of absence.Susan reflected that stepping away earlier would have allowed her the space to breathe and get things like insurance in order.  Does your company offer this kind of support and space to employees during times of disruption?  If someone on your staff is experiencing a rare disease, or supporting a loved one that is suffering, the expense and the process of information gathering can be immense.Susan spoke about her Costco breakdown and the many hours she spent researching and participating in support groups.  Your friend or co-worker is likely navigating complex support systems and financial concerns in the midst of work and other life commitments.  Be patient with them.   A special thanks to our sponsors.  Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner?  Does the thought of navigating health insurance and benefits make you a little queasy?  If so, FullStack PEO is there to help, providing benefits for your people so you can get back to work.    Do you want to attract and retain the best talent by being an employer of choice?  If so, Handle with Care HR Consulting has services to help you provide support when it matters most.  Through targeted, interactive sessions, we empower you to respond with empathy and compassion during disruptive life events.    Thanks for joining us for this first episode of the new decade on the Handle with Care podcast.   OUTRO Link to the Narcolepsy Network: https://narcolepsynetwork.org/  

How Leaders Sabotage the Sale Process Sales leaders sometimes make mistakes that compromise deals, so understanding how leaders sabotage the sale process can help us avoid the same mistake.  Erin Pheil is the founder of Mind Fix Group, a company that specializes in helping entrepreneurs, high-achievers, and high-performers eliminate their biggest mental roadblocks that hold them back and keep them from achieving what they're capable of.  Head trash Some sales leaders have very specific definitions of what a sales leader is. For Erin, anybody who is in charge of guiding the people in making the right decisions and who is doing sales for a company is considered a sales leader.  Many sellers read books and work with experts to improve their skills in sales. They keep learning, and then they show up on calls. They often show up to these calls prepared, but also with head trash. They're showing bits and pieces of their old mental programming and outdated beliefs that aren't helpful in closing deals. They go to the calls and they try to combine new knowledge and strategies that their coaches have taught them with their old beliefs.  When things go wrong, they don't blame themselves. They blame the technique and the process, or even the people they hired. They don't look at their head trash and suspect that they might be the ones sabotaging the process.  Blaming the process, techniques, and tactics instead of examining how they're screwing things up sabotages the sales process.  Accepting blame It takes courage to accept blame because it's human nature to blame somebody else. It takes courage to stop, pause, and hold a mirror to yourself and ask how you're contributing to the challenges that you're experiencing. It's much easier to project outward and place the blame.   Head trash commonly appears as the need for approval or the need to be liked. Sellers will show up to a sales call and, instead of focusing on guiding the prospect towards the right decision, they operate from an underlying need to be liked. This goes beyond having a bond and rapport. It's more of wanting to be approved. A person with that need often sabotages calls just to be liked.  They get nervous, they make concessions, and they apologize, which shifts the whole frame of conversation. Being liked becomes the more important outcome.  Self-doubt  Self-doubt can undermine your authenticity and sabotage your sales process because it causes you to question your own effectiveness. Trust your skills and abilities. #SalesSabotage Money block and old programming from a salesperson's childhood also have a negative impact on sales calls.  For example, a client raised to believe that she isn't supposed to talk about money in the household where degree and certificates are the next big things had a huge block in her sales process. Since this particular client had no degree, she ended up questioning her ability and wouldn't bring up the pricing until the last minute, or until the prospect asked for the price. This client had old head trash on the concept of pricing and money so that often the price in her head was different from the price that came out of her mouth.  Even with constant reminders here and there, she just couldn't do it. It just wouldn't come out of her mouth the right way.  This is what head trash is. You show up with a plan and all the right information, but your old pieces of programming, beliefs, and thoughts sabotage and compromise your ability to make a productive call.  Figure your patterns  The first thing to do is to figure your patterns. Knowing your patterns brings awareness to your calls. You must pinpoint where in the process you're having your patterns of resistance and frustrations.  Create a list of the areas where you keep repeating some patterns that you know do not serve you. It might be telling the same jokes, doing what you're not supposed to do, or not talking about the money even though you have to.  The buyer might think that you're hiding something or you have some trick up your sleeves. Before you know it, you have already sabotaged your opportunity. The same is true if you keep talking to your client without giving him the time to speak. It scares the prospect off as well.  Consider a salesperson who can't even have an intro opportunity because she can't stop talking. Her problem clearly exists at the beginning of the process.  This is a perfect example of a pattern of people who can't stop talking. They don't listen because it has been ingrained in their minds that they should keep talking so that someone will buy from them. They feel the need to show off and prove their expertise in order to be respected.  Changing patterns After listing the patterns that you observe, ask yourself, “What would I have to believe to be true in order to keep acting this way?” What we believe determines how we act.  If you believe that talking about money is wrong, then you'll probably act in ways in accordance with that belief. A lot of these beliefs are in the back of our heads and most of us might not believe them to be true. But even if a tiny part of us holds true to that belief, then we'll act according to those beliefs.  What you get from asking that question for each pattern is a list of old pieces of head trash,  programming, and beliefs that you're still carrying around that are sabotaging your sales process.  Set aside time to implement the two things mentioned here. First, identify the patterns and second, come up with a list of what you'd have to believe to be true. This will open your mind and make you see things that you didn't realize are impacting your close rate and your success as a sales leader.  “How Leaders Sabotage the Sale Process” episode resource Learn more from Erin and visit her website mindfixgroup.com. Check the hour-long training video that explains how your head trash is impacting your actions and behaviors and causing you to sabotage things. There are also case studies and stories of real people who have overcome their challenges.  If you're a sales rep looking to hone your craft and learn from the top 1% of sellers, make plans to attend the Sales Success Summit in Austin, Tx, October 14-15. Scheduled on a Monday and Tuesday to limit the impact to the sales week, the Sales Success Summit connects sellers with top-level performers who have appeared on the podcast. Visit Top1Summit.com to learn more and register!  This episode is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. 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In this episode, Rachel and Erin discuss how to make time for self-care. Setting yourself as a priority is a must. Every day, Rachel schedules time for herself. She moves her body, feeds her mind, and nourishes her soul. If Rachel is not at her optimal peak, then she cannot be her best self to serve her business, marriage, or friends. One suggestion is to incorporate getting up thirty minutes before you usually go into your routine. Tap into the passions that you would like to do. If you have downtime, then you can fulfill some of your needs by writing or taking a moment to breathe. For Erin, fun is her number one priority. She worked so hard for six years, her life was never fun. Then, she started traveling and barely worked hard at all. Erin learned she needs to be present where she is. If she's with family, then think about being present with them. If you're in business mode, then be present and work hard. Enjoy the show! Timestamps: [01:00] Rachel's self-care [04:55] Erin's self-care [09:15] Having boundaries Resources: Erin's Instagram: @erin_travelsforlife Rachel's Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast Facebook: The Confident Woman Podcast Quotes: “Each morning, I find a way to nourish my soul.” -Rachel “Fun is my number one priority.” -Erin “I make time by waking up earlier, or shifting things to accommodate for later.” -Rachel “No matter what I'm doing, be present in that.” -Erin --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theconfidentwoman/message

How do our marriages and partnerships evolve as our recovery deepens and grows? For Erin, her "resentment gems" kept her in a story where her marriage was safe as long as both she and her husband stayed in the prescribed roles: angry wife, distracted provider. It was a vicious, but familiar, cycle. Until the day the cycle fell apart.

The trial for the murder of Erin Corwin was over. After deliberating for only 15 minutes, the jurors had come to a unanimous decision: Christopher Lee was guilty. As the decision was announced in the courtroom, Erin’s family and friends felt relieved. The days of gruesome testimony and reliving what had happened had come to a close. For Erin’s family and friends, it was time to move forward. We check in on Erin's family and friends — and learn how her story continues to make an impact. Shanna Hogan's Secrets of a Marine's Wife is out everywhere now. You can also listen to the second season of Case Closed early on Stitcher Premium with the code CLOSED. For more great stories, check out The Hollywood Godfather and subscribe to the Macmillan Podcasts newsletter.

How do you know when to pivot and follow a passion project? Can you align your work with a greater purpose? Erin Ganju did just this when she made a pivot from the for-profit sector to the nonprofit sector. She is a social entrepreneur that started out in the financial industry and then moved on to co-found Room to Read. It was here that she honed her social entrepreneur skills as she moved from CEO, COO, to Emeritus Board Member. Erin is the author of Scaling Global Change which is a how to guide from start-up to scaling and driving impact. In this episode, we talk about finding ways to create change, being a leader, knowing when to pivot, building a team and collaboration, having great mentors and role models, and creating the change you want to see. Erin shares so much knowledge and wisdom in her own authentic way. Show Notes [03:37] Erin started out in the financial world at Goldman Sachs and now she's the managing director of the Echidna Giving Fund and a Co-founder, former CEO, former COO and Emeritus Board Member of Room to Read, an organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated Children. [03:55] The connecting line through her career is working internationally and finding ways to create change. [04:43] It's important to help people see how wonderful it is to invest across our borders and look at our world more holistically. [05:36] It's a common theme in many sectors to see women drop out as you move up the ranks. [05:50] Erin enjoyed being in a dynamic group of men and women, but she decided to take another path. [06:22] During Erin's career change from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector included an aha moment where she questioned why she was working so hard for causes that she didn't care deeply about. [06:50] She decided that she wanted to align her work with her values. She decided to pivot into the social sector. [06:59] Erin believes education is the great equalizer and wanted to provide education for children no matter where they were born. [07:28] Scaling Social Change is the how to guide to turn something that you deeply believe in into something that can really scale.  The key behind the book is that it takes building a strong organizational foundation. [09:06] You also have to focus on your operational excellence. [10:17] Hiring top talent is a challenge for social entrepreneurs. [11:04] Founder's syndrome can be a huge issue. It can be hard to delegate. [12:03] Erin stepped down as CEO of Room to Read last year and let the first non-founder CEO take over. [12:57] You need to compellingly explain the problem and tell your story and how it connects with the world. Make it personal and connect it to the global. [15:30] Organizational fit is very important. [17:37] Understand what is and isn't working using data. [20:07] Interacting through social platforms helps connect conversations. [24:51] Great leaders know when to step down, it's about the bigger cause. [26:20] For Erin, female mentors and role models were essential. [28:06] Success for Erin has been about seeing her place in a dynamic team and creating impact. [30:26] Collaboration is natural for people. Women sometimes need to take more credit for what they do. [34:30] In the social sector, you can share emotions and be authentic. People trust the leader more when they are authentic about their cause. [39:23] Tap into the positive such as focusing on education being about the future. [40:23] Erin and her team are creating an open source database that is mapping around girls education. It's amazing what technology can do when it comes to making connections. [41:35] Social media can be important in terms of telling your story, but you need to cut through the noise. [42:49] Take risks. You will never succeed if you don't try. Take the less traveled path. You can also join forces with an established organization collaboration is important. Links and Resources: Room to Read Website Room to Read on Twitter Room to Read on Facebook Echidna Giving Fund Website Erin Ganju on LinkedIn Scaling Global Change Good to Great Being Nice Can Be Your Superpower with Fran Hauser

In the world of being multi-passionate, it takes time, commitment, failure, and success to truly be able to navigate through it all. Entrepremamma Erin Stutland is showing us how it's done with movement and grace. As with anything we endure in life, it's a journey and through that journey, you'll learn along the way what practices and tools best support you. For Erin, she's passionate about movement and mantra, so much so that she just released her book Mantras in Motion: Manifesting What You Want Through Mindful Movement.   With the uprise of conscious parenting, there is a movement happening where the parents of the new generation are understanding their influence in even the most mundane aspects of life. As more and more people do the work, we begin to heal the generations to come through conscious action and awareness as to how these children are affected. It's about doing the subconscious work within and without. We are also seeing through various online platforms how we are able to build community and share the medicine with a larger crowd than ever before.   The way you speak to yourself has power. Getting closer to our dreams, resistance and negative self talk can come up to the surface, but it takes a level of awareness to shift how you can begin to see things differently. Success starts with the mind and since we are having to navigate through this new paradigm of business and living in the Golden Era, it's critical for you to honor your needs, your body, and your overall health and well-being. Each of us has the power to manifest what it is we truly desire. To get there, we must be willing to have a healthy relationship with all facets of our hue-man experience. Along the journey, things and thoughts may arise, but it's up to you to decide the trajectory of your life and how you choose to experience and interpret what's arising along the way. Just know, Spirit always has your back. We can be our worst enemy based on how we speak to ourselves. Through the power of presence + words and allowing ourselves to follow our joy, we can move mountains and unleash our medicine with the world.   In this episode, Erin and I talked about... ☾ How to navigate through all facets of life to get shit done  ☾ Understanding the Key to Manifestation ☾ Shifting your Mindset around Exercise and Fitness to align to your highest self ☾ The importance of honoring you + conscious motherhood ☾ Understanding the power of words and mantra ☾ Releasing Resistance as you get closer to your dream ☾ Stream of Conscious Writing as a form of meditation ☾ The Importance of Building Your Email List and the Evolution of Social Media  ... plus so much more.   Discover Erin Stutland Erin Stutland is a renowned author and mind-body wellness expert. She is the host and life-style coach of Z Living's cable series, Altar'd. Nominated for a Real Screen award alongside Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, the show is currently in its second season. Stutland's book, Mantras in Motion: Manifesting What You Want through Mindful Movement, (Hay House) explores her proprietary approach to creating meaningful change by harnessing all the body's mental, physical, and spiritual energy through a series of stories, journaling exercises, meditations and movement. Stutland is the creator of several mind-body fitness programs including her signature Shrink Session workout and Soul Strolls. She has built a multi-platform brand that reaches over 70,000 people in 155 countries around the world. Her workouts help you create a long, lean body as you rebuild and recover a deeper emotional and spiritual connection with self. Combining principles from dance, HIIT, toning, yoga, and meditation, Erin helps you cleanse stuck energy, transform negative thinking into possibility and tap into strength and confidence like never before. Erin has appeared on the Rachael Ray Show, Fox News, People.com, KTLA, Glamour Magazine, Shape, Yoga Journal, Real Simple,... Support this podcast

Health At Every Size The act of dieting is the greater predictor of weight gain. Most of us know diets have failed us and continue to fail us. The older we get, the worse it gets... it’s not just failing us physically on the scale but also emotionally and mentally. In fact, the side effect of food and exercise obsession is leaving us feeling overwhelmed, stressed and terribly anxious. We want to be confident and healthy but we know diets don’t work... but we feel we have no other choice. Right?? Is there another choice other than dieting? Yes, there is... Chasing health instead of weight loss. Adopting compassionate and healing behaviors towards our whole self. The truth is weight management isn’t a guarantee of health. What?!?! Yup... and now enter Health At Every Size. A movement and scientific approach to health that isn’t focused on weight but instead what really drives health in humans. In this interview, Molly Bahr takes us through the Health At Every size basic principles. In this episode I discuss What is HAES: Health At Every Size 101 The collateral damage of dieting 'What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight' Last episode I shared my interview with one of the graduates of the Fall 2018 Going Beyond the Food Academy. It was a vulnerable one as she shared her personal journey going beyond the food and transforming her relationship to food and her body.  Indeed, her inspirational story proved that the journey to body confidence and peace with food and body image is possible and quickly achievable if you... If you get committed and invest in yourself! For Erin, the transformation led her to have peace of mind and body confidence... and yes, peace with food. She is now on her way to healing other parts of her life seeking the next best version of herself. Learn more about her story through this interview episode. Click here! Leave me a review, if you enjoy the show and would love to encourage and support my work, leave me an honest review using this link, click here. For a podcaster like me, reviews are like a fuel... and I would appreciate hearing from you more than I could possibly say!  Here's a quick tutorial on How to leave a review.      Links mentioned in the episode Info Session - Academy Join the Academy Free Assessment - Quiz   Molly's Instagram account Resources: HAES Manifesto: HAES HAES book Podcast Episode 117: Body Kindness Intuitve Eating Guide & Body Image Guide for kids   Submit a question for the next episode If you want to submit a question for Stephanie's next episode, click here and join our free and private community.   Reach Stephanie  Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email ***For your information - some links above may be my affiliate links, which means I get a small commission if you click on it and make a purchase. Doing so is no additional cost to you, but helps me tremendously. Your support is SO greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance if you choose to do so***  

Body Confidence The journey to body confidence and peace with food and body image is possible and quickly achievable if you... If you get committed and invest in yourself! Commitment is the biggest component of the process. Commitment to YOU via commitment to your time, mental headspace, physical space, boundaries and financial. Erin, a graduate from the Going Beyond The Food Academy Fall 2018 is sharing her inspirational journey with us which started with commitment... For her, it was commitment to not letting her fear get in the way of her transformation. For Erin, the transformation led her to have peace of mind and body confidence... and yes, peace with food. She is now on her way to healing other parts of her life seeking the next best version of herself. In this episode I discuss Erin's inspirational journey Going Beyond the Food What's on the other side of taking this journey of undieting your life and Going Beyond the Food The possibilities of tweaking your relationship to food and to your body from a place of peace, love and compassion Last episode I talked about how we set goals for the year in the Going Beyond the Food Academy.  And yes, we do it differently... probably something you're never head before. In fact, we don’t seek weight loss, more money or a new house... Instead, we chase how we think we’re going to feel when we “get there”. We chase our Desired Feelings... because what’s really behind all “regular goals” is wanting to feel a certain way... We chase weight loss to be accepted, to be beautiful in the eyes of others, to not feel marginalized by society, to feel sexy. I also explained the difference between motivation and inspiration and my top 3 tips to bring inspiration into your life and to hold the vision all year. Get ready to hear some of my favorite inspirational quotes, too! Click here! Leave me a review, if you enjoy the show and would love to encourage and support my work, leave me an honest review using this link, click here. For a podcaster like me, reviews are like a fuel... and I would appreciate hearing from you more than I could possibly say!  Here's a quick tutorial on How to leave a review.      Links mentioned in the episode Join the Academy Free Assessment - Quiz   Submit a question for the next episode If you want to submit a question for Stephanie's next episode, click here and join our free and private community.   Reach Stephanie  Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Email ***For your information - some links above may be my affiliate links, which means I get a small commission if you click on it and make a purchase. Doing so is no additional cost to you, but helps me tremendously. Your support is SO greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance if you choose to do so***  

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Setting invocations for groups Reprogramming yourself; why you should + how Imposter syndrome Speaking your truth Finding what it authentic to you Erin’s belief on judgement Freeing yourself around relationships Needing love and attention Ultimate truths + relative truths Different boundaries in friendships Traditional ministry + what Erin’s ministry looks like All about Erin’s book, Awakening Ending benediction from Dr. Erin   Resources: Web: drerin.tv Instagram: @drerin.tv Read: Awakening by Dr. Erin Haskell Watch: Good Morning LALALAND   Show Notes I am beyond excited to share this episode with each one of you, especially if you’re ready for incredible wisdom to totally pierce your soul, because today I am joined by Dr. Erin Haskell. Dr. Erin Haskell is the creator and host of Good Morning LALALAND, a live streaming television show focused on reporting good news and inspiration. She has so much truth, light, and intention in all that she does. Erin is an all around go-getter and spectacular woman, and I knew she would be a great guest to have on the show. In this conversation, we talk about how Erin likes to start off all of her meetings with an invocation for the group, plus she shares her story and how she found her way to being the Doctor of Divinity. We go deep into how and why we should reprogram ourselves from past stories and traumas, and releasing fears and anxieties. Erin also shares ways that we can work on ourselves in relationships, how to free yourself from judgement, and both finding and understanding our own truths. This conversation moved me, and truly shifted my soul. I can’t wait for you all to listen and have a little piece of Dr. Erin in your life today, too.   Question Highlights: What was the pivot from darkness to the first step out of darkness? How do we gain the willingness to look + start working on reprogramming? What is the best way to release fear and impostor syndrome? How do you allow you to show up for yourself? What to do around finding your truth without the judgement? How can you free people up around relationships? What can we think of to get back to a neutral state in order to make decisions when in relationships? What is an ultimate truth? A relative truth? What type of ministry does Erin practice? What is Erin’s book, Awakening, about?   Quotes "All those judgements, al that stacking up of self-judgement, and that gets triggered when we are touching on our greatness." "Relatives truths are what’s true for you." "You are here to judge; you’re here to say what works for you and what doesn’t work for you." “That is the highest stance is to not make anyone wrong.” “When you do your own work, everyone around you transforms instantaneously.” “We need to have fun, we need to play, but we need to remember what we’re here for which is really… we’re here to do work.”   Dr. Erin Fall Haskell, Doctor of Divinity, New Thought Leader, Transformational Author and Speaker, Conscious Entrepreneur, Global Peace Leader Award 2016, Mother and Lover of Life! Erin lives in Los Angeles, where she is featured in television, radio, magazines, and top blogs as the expert “Spiritual Coach.” She is the “Dear Abby” of the consciousness movement where she focuses on bringing fun to “The Shift” in La La Land. After many years of counseling top celebrities and Grammy winners she wanted to bring her programs to the masses. Her book Awakening; A 30-Day Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Guru, comes to bookstores near you in 2017. Claiming her birthright of prosperity and abundance, she is a self-made millionaire and an active philanthropist. Bottom line, she attributes her happiness and fulfillment to the spiritual truth, which is not just knowing the universal truth, but living it! “There are moments in life when something happens, life alters, and your entire perception transforms instantaneously.” For Erin, that moment was 22 years ago when she was holding her stillborn son in her arms, just after giving birth to him. “Tears were streaming down my face as I looked at his beautiful body and realized his body was still there, but he wasn’t. I realized he wasn’t his body; he is a spiritual being. One can conceptually understand that we are not these bodies, but I got it on an entirely different level, my entire world crumbled, delivering me to spiritual revelation.” This sent her on an intense spiritual quest traveling around the world, discovering truths and working with gurus and spiritual masters learning how to live and embody the truths that had been revealed.   Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook

When you focus on your passion, a business can reveal itself. For Erin, the business was within fitness and nutrition.

" When I had my son I thought I would spend a year gazing into his eyes and being a real earth-mother. Very quickly it didn't go to plan and I ended with an emergency caesarian, I couldn't breastfeed and I felt like a real failure to be honest. I was also massively sleep-deprived and I couldn't imagine having the same career and because TV was incredibly sociable and was about going out for drinks. But I was in a different place now." Erin Thomas Wong, created the Making Mumpreneurs online community for mothers starting and running businesses around family life. Having children has inspired a new generation of mums to start their own businesses.  The Making Mumpreneurs online community is designed to support and empower mums running their own business. Founder Erin Thomas Wong formerly worked in TV production, but once her son was born, Erin set up a number of businesses from home including Ealing Mums in Business and Pitter Patter Hub, a hub for parents and carers with young children and babies. She was awarded a Mumpreneur UK Top 100 award in 2015, but moved to Abu Dhabi, where the idea of Making Mumpreneurs was born. Erin says that; “I launched Making Mumpreneurs because I wanted to create a global online community to connect mums in business and help to support them on their entrepreneurial journey. The internet clearly makes starting a business around family life possible. Being able to work from anywhere, at any time, gives parents the flexibility they desire. For Erin, having an online business means that she can reach more mumpreneurs and support them with masterclasses, expert advice, support and camaraderie all from the comfort of their own home with her Cocoon member club. This is ideal if you are a mum looking after children and can't get out to networking events. I explore the parent entrepreneur with Erin... Let's StartUp!

Since 2007, author and writing teacher, Kate Hopper, has invited a select group of women writers to read from their work at her annual Motherhood & Words Reading at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Kate’s mission is, in her own words, “to highlight the amazing writing out there by women about motherhood.”   As in years past, Mom Enough is proud to bring you this year’s event, featuring: Erin O. White, writing instructor and author of Given Up for You: A Memoir of Love, Belonging and Belief; Kaethe Schwehn, recipient of a Minnesota Book Award, writing teacher and author of The Rending and the Nest, Tailings: A Memoir, and Tanka & Me; and Sophfronia Scott, former writer and editor for Time and People, author of Love’s Long Line and Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons and co-author of This Child of Faith. Have a cup of tea, kick back and prepare to be amazed by these talented writers and mothers.   For Kate’s website, click here. For Erin's website, click here. For Kaethe's website, click here. For Sophfronia's website, click here. For Motherhood & Words, click here.

You know how you just wait ALL WINTER LONG for that one thing that officially makes it spring for you? For Erin, it's mowing the lawn.

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