Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

“We are wired for connection, but kindness, empathy, and connection is a skill we must learn,” says guest Dr. Jody Carrington. Dr. Jody is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy, and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centered challenges.  Dr. Jody joins me for a conversation about connection, understanding the purpose and power in acknowledgment and feeling seen, and how to find our way back to self and each other. I believe in Dr. Jody’s work and hope you enjoy our conversation! In fact, I will leave you with another powerful statement from Dr. Jody, “We are wired to do the hard things, but we were never meant to do any of this alone.”Featured Topics:  Why connection and reconnection are so important in the world right now (5:16) Acknowledgment and feeling seen is the answer to everything (16:37) Emotions will not kill you, but not talking about them might (24:44) How to reconnect and find our way back to each other (33:32) Creating an emotional language with the people (38:36) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was a hard episode to record. As you probably know, I’ve been married to my second husband, Jason, for a long time, since 2008. And after ten months of committed therapy, in January of this year, we decided to end our nearly fifteen-year marriage. Out of respect to him and our children, I won’t disclose the details of the reasons we split, but will speak in vague ways and talk about my part… the things I acknowledge that contributed to the end. Listen in to this minisode as I share what I can, and share a message I have for any of you who are in a place where you’re wondering if you should stay or go in your own relationship. I share as much as I can, and I wish I could share more details with you. North Carolina divorce laws are weird, and at least for now I need to keep some things private. But, soon I’ll be able to tell you what the last seven or so months have brought me. There are already enormous learning lessons that I hope will be helpful for many of you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week I am bringing you a guest whose work I find to be simply fascinating. Lena Morgan’s passion is to reunite people with their most powerful selves while healing old stories along the way. A midwife for over a decade, Lena shares insights on healing our life’s stories, unpacks six fight languages that keep us in conflict, and explains the importance of sacred partnerships. We also talk about intuition, including the difference between your intuitive voice and inherited voice (aka inner critic), and how to learn to trust your intuition.This episode is packed with new and interesting ways to understand yourself, make meaningful decisions, and, most importantly, heal. Lena has created a new path to better understanding ourselves and our partners. Her goal, as always, is to help you heal the stories and change your world.Feature topics:  Lena shares how her experiences as a midwife led her to create The Storyteller Collection and help others heal the stories that kept them in a specific version of themselves (3:37) The six different Fight Languages, how they keep you in conflict, and why depending on your wounds, they all have the potential to create incredible damage (6:24) Sacred Partnerships give you an opportunity to stretch and grow. An ideal sacred partnership is one where the other person is a safe space to have vulnerability with and try to show up in new ways and bring healing to old parts of you (28:21) Discerning between your intuitive voice versus your inherited voice (36:12) Lena shares the most common thing women struggle with, doubting themselves and trusting their intuition, and offers one way to help overcome this struggle (40:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s episode is for anyone who struggles with anxiety, fear, and self-limiting beliefs (like, all of us?).  If you're like me, you like to live in your head a lot and have a little bit of an anxious brain. If so, you're in good company with me! You’re also going to love today's guest, Chris Cirak.   Chris Cirak is an author, speaker, and mediator passionate about making sophisticated topics accessible, meaningful, and inspiring experiences. With an extensive background and design, psychology, and tech, he breaks down traditional teachings to make ancient wisdom accessible and discoverable by modern audiences.Featured topics: Techniques to help quiet an overactive mind and reduce the exhaustion caused by it (3:29) How to overcome living in a place of anxiety and fear  (15:55) Ever wanted to try yoga or meditation but struggled with starting? Chris offers some thoughts and advice for those who find either practice too hard or boring (26:28) Strategies to connect with your authentic self and step into your power to live a life of love, peace, and abundance (30:33) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to part two of 11 Things Happy Women Do, UPDATED! In 2014, I wrote an article that went viral. When I was brainstorming topics for minisodes I remembered this article and thought I Would just go through these 11 things and be done with it. However, when I read it, I shook my head, thinking how differently I would write this now, how I’ve changed, the challenges I’ve seen myself go through with some of these things, and if nothing else, the immense nuance that comes with each one. If you missed it, check out part one HERE. Please listen to the episode a I go into detail about each one, and include what I wrote in 2014 and how I would change that.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we are talking about the intersection between loss and transformation. Whether you experience transformation in your career, or due to loss, or trauma - it has a profound effect. In fact, my guest, Cyndie Spiegel, talks about how loss can shift who we are and therefore, we must learn to understand our relationship to the world as the person we are today. In this episode, we also explore the concept of micro joys and positivity versus toxic positivity.Cyndie Spiegel is a born storyteller–turned–writer; she’s an aspirational voice and an igniter of powerful conversation around self-acceptance, integrity, and joy. She is the founder of Dear Grown Ass Women, an inclusive and highly relatable social community for women 35+, and she is also the author of A Year of Positive Thinking.Featured topics: Cyndie shares openly about compound grief and loss she experienced in 2020 and how it changed how she approaches her work and life (3:39) "Micro Joys," and how are they useful (11:33) Advice for women on the precipice of a big change (14:44) The line between helpful positivity and toxic positivity (28:09) "Dear Grown Ass Woman" for women 35+. (32:28) “You deserve to touch joy even when you are struggling.” (37:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s episode explores power, purpose, and money, yessss! Especially how women can close the gender pay and wealth gap, learn to trust themselves, and ask for what they are worth. My guest is Kelli Thompson, author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. One question Kelli leaves us with at the end of the conversation and would be helpful to ask as you move through your personal development journey is this, “Is the next right step in alignment with the life you are trying to create?”Kelli is a women’s leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She has coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence, and create a career they love.Featured topics: How to define your power and purpose (3:52) What keeps women from not having what they want in their careers (10:20) The five money conversations every woman needs to have to close the gender pay gap AND the wealth gap (20:09) Negotiation tips! How to research salaries, prep your ask, and what you can do to eliminate systemic wage issues at work (30:20) How to learn to trust yourself with confidence and courage (37:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara Renze joins me for a conversation about creating long-lasting happiness and fulfillment! We also explore what it means to be mentally fit, what holds women back, as well as emotional intelligence. This is such a full conversation, I know you’ll enjoy it! For those new to Tara, here is a little about her: Tara Renze is an author, keynote speaker, emotional intelligence and positive intelligence practitioner, podcaster, thought-leader, wife and mother. She is redefining how we unleash purpose, level up our success and create sustainable happiness and fulfillment in all aspects of our lives.Featured topics: What it means for people to become “mentally fit” (3:32) Some patterns that causes women to be unhappy and how to break them (13:16) What holds women back in making an impact at work and what they can do to change that that doesn’t add more to their plate  (21:02) Six key emotional intelligence traits and characteristics that allow you to listen up, speak up, show up, and get what you want. (35:08) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2014, I wrote an article that went viral. When I was brainstorming topics for minisodes I remembered this article and thought I Would just go through these 11 things and be done with it. However, when I read it, I shook my head, thinking how differently I would write this now, how I’ve changed, the challenges I’ve seen myself go through with some of these things, and if nothing else, the immense nuance that comes with each one. In two weeks I’ll release part two, but for now, here’s the start. Please listen to the episode a I go into detail about each one, and include what I wrote in 2014 and how I would change that.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exciting news…I’m bringing back coaching episodes to the podcast! In this episode I’m coaching a former client of mine, Amy. Amy is in her late 40’s, climbed the corporate ladder fairly quickly throughout her 20’s, and now finds herself wanting something different…but she’s not sure what. She mentions fear getting in her way of making a decision. I ask her questions that she says, “flip her brain” and you’ll hear me pull sentences from the questionnaire she filled out before our session (you know how I’ve said even applying for 1:1 coaching and answering those questions can give you insights?). After we dig into what excites her regarding this new leap of faith, I ask her, “What’s next?” That’s where the real juice happens! I think you’ll see some of your own life in this conversation with Amy. The circumstances might be different, but perhaps you’ve been in the place she is now. Or, sometime in the future you’ll be in the place where you’re given a fantastic opportunity and you’re scared to do it! You'll hear about halfway through our conversation, Amy says “I'm so glad I got the chance to talk this out because It opens my brain to realize that I get so stuck in my head. And it's really not that big of a deal.” My invitation to YOU is to think about things in your life where you might be doing the same thing– spinning, ruminating, overthinking things that might need to just be coached through.  You’ll hear the nitty gritty about her situation, and I left all this in the recording so you can see how granular we can get in a coaching session in order to support the client and the topic. Make sure you stay until the very end where I read an update from Amy! Did she get everything she wanted? Tune in to find out ;)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices