This week it’s just you and me. I’m taking this podcast and my company in a new direction, and I want to tell you about it.
This has been percolating under the surface for quite a while. There’s been this part of me, which started as kind of a whisper and then became more of a shout. And now I’m ready to share it and I think you’re ready to hear about it.
If you’ve ever felt called to be a leader beyond the therapy room, you’ll want to hear my conversation with Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC. We dive into Dara’s journey to becoming an author and leader in serving gender questioning, transgender, and non-binary people. You’ll love Dara’s honesty and ability to stay humble and curious while also being a fierce leader.
How are you doing with social media? Patrice N Douglas will show you how to have fun with it. In this conversation, she shares her passion for destigmatizing mental health issues and ways she uses to social media to get her message out. She also dives into how she uses social media to support other therapists. Not only is Patrice not competitive with her peers, she’s a champion of their work.
Think you’ve got to be someone else in order to succeed in your business? Nope. April Snow shares how she ignored the noise and listened to her wise inner voice as she was setting up her private practice. She knew she wanted to work with Highly Sensitive People, and that’s what she does, quite successfully. Listen as we dive into her entrepreneurial journey.
Traci Ruble wants you to play bigger. She’s tired of the false message that the more powerful one of us is, the smaller others have to be. She believes that the bigger you are, the more room you make for others to be big too. As a public speaker, founder of a therapy center, and creator of the Sidewalk Talk movement, she’s had lots of opportunities to navigate this challenging territory. Listen as we dive into her journey of embracing her power.
If you ever fear that you can’t serve the people who need you AND make a great living, you’ll want to hear Selma’s story. She’s the creator of podcast The Parent Child Relationship Guru and she serves children and families who struggle with trauma and attachment issues. Selma has created a business that gives her a balanced life and helps her avoid burning out.
Do you believe you have to do things you hate in order to fill your practice? Chris has a few ways of keeping her practice full, and she enjoys all of them. She shares how she maintains a balance between parenting, private practice, and being a singer-songwriter. If you want to create a private practice you’ll love for years and years, you’ll want to hear her story.
Dr. Laura Louis has a successful business as a therapist, consultant and public speaker. I discovered a few unexpected things during this conversation: 1. She’s an introvert. 2. Public speaking didn’t come easily to her at first. 3. She still gets nervous before she gives a talk. Listen as she shares some of the mindset work it took to get to where she is now, and lots of nitty gritty tips about how to get started with speaking and how to up your game if you’re already speaking.
Does your life make room for creativity? Adriana Marchione is an expressive arts therapist and an indie filmmaker. In our conversation she talks about the tension between finding stability and following her passions. If you’ve ever wondered how to make room for projects outside of therapy, this is for you.
What if managing your money could feel like a self-care ritual, like eating nourishing food or going to a yoga class? Bari Tessler created a methodology to help us make peace with money, incorporating all parts of ourselves: emotions, body and, spirit. In our conversation, she dives into her own journey to creating the unique business she has now. She shares how things changed drastically 9 years ago when she became a parent. What she learned will help you navigate your own business and life.
Mercedes Samudio didn’t know that writing a book would be such a profound process. She had already carved out a space helping parents and families, and the writing process helped her clarify it even further. In our conversation she delved into her entrepreneurial journey and got real about the emotional and financial ups and downs of being a private practice entrepreneur.
