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Procrastination is something that has come up a lot with my coaching clients recently, so I thought we should dive into that here.There are many reasons we procrastinate. Sometimes procrastination is wrapped up in our self-doubt. Sometimes it’s wrapped up in perfectionism. Sometimes we’re scared of discomfort. Sometimes we’re paralyzed by anxiety.In this episode, I’ll walk you through 6 common reasons we procrastinate (I think you’ll find a few of these very enlightening) and 8 steps you can take to procrastinate less.We’ll talk about everything from simple habits like setting timers to get stuff done, to deeper ideas around assessing your mental health when find yourself in procrastination habits that you cannot seem to pull yourself out of.Thank you to our sponsors: KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Bissell. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"My goal is to get as many new runners as possible, increase the awesome community, and laugh while doing it." - Beth Baker Beth Baker started Running Evolution out of trying to run and failing for almost a year. She says she made every mistake; bad sports bras, wrong shoes and just, well, doing it wrong. But after falling in love with the sport and helping her friends start running, she knew she was on to something. The business was created 10 years ago and 2000 new runners were made from the program. She has also started her new venture: Coach Running Evolution.com, a online coaching program, where she is certifying and licensing people to start their own coaching program for new runners.Beth is a colleague and friend of mine in Seattle. We are friends because – well – I stalked her and told her I wanted to be her friend. Seriously. This is how beautiful friendships are made. Beth creates running magic by helping women share the experiences of learning to run together. I can’t say enough good things about the impact Beth has had on the thousands of runners she has coached. I am delighted and honored to share Beth with you today.Listen in to hear Beth share: Why the first three miles of running are the hardest Why running with a group is so much more beneficial, mentally and physically The truth about running when it’s really hurt (hint: you’re fine) Why you don’t need to be fast or run far for running to “count” Why running communities are especially valuable to moms Why running slow can be exactly what you need How to build a community and business around running How to become a running coach even if you don’t have any coaching experience (and even if you’re not a fast runner) Links Mentioned: Run with Beth in Seattle: Running Evolution Become a running coach: Coach Running Evolution Beth on Twitter Beth on Instagram Book: Bird By Bird by Anne Lamont Thank you to our sponsors: Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Bissell. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to KIND to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are well into 2018. It’s not a new year anymore, per se. However, have you started tackling the things you truly wanted to tackle this year? Have you been taking chances, getting out of your comfort zone, and going after the things you truly want – even if they scare you?As we enter a new month and rapidly approach the spring season (YAY!), the time for action is now. The time to get a little uncomfortable is now. The time to be seen as the you you truly want to be is now.I just had a conversation with a Shameless Mom last week about how uncomfortable it can be to show up in our lives in new and uncomfortable ways. We risk feeling naked and exposed. We risk judgment and misperceptions from others. It can feel ridiculously vulnerable.But on the other side of that discomfort is YOU being YOU – standing in your power and your confidence (even if you’re faking it or forcing it a bit at first). It is liberating and life giving.On the other side of that discomfort you get to move beyond the stagnation and frustration of your current life. You get to solve problems, embrace new adventures, and live bigger.So, the uncomfortable steps must be taken, right?In this episode, we’ll talk about how to have uncomfortable conversations (in the most comfortable way possible), how to take uncomfortable action and how to be more open to being seen as who you want to be, rather than who you think you should be.Links MentionedBook: The 5 Second Rule by Mel RobbinsThank you to our sponsors: Canvas People: To get a FREE 11x14 canvas print (just pay shipping) of any of your photos, go to com and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Not Today Motherf@#!er" was the battle cry Kelly Herron screamed on a Sunday afternoon when she experienced every runner's biggest nightmare - a mid-run assault. Using the skills she recently learned in a self-defense workshop offered at her workplace, she fought back against a transient sex offender who attacked her in a park bathroom, trapping him inside until police arrived.Her Instagram post showing the frantic GPS lines tracking the violent encounter went viral, inspiring women around the world to fight back - whether it be against assault or even against someone who is underestimating them. Kelly has been featured by Women’s Running Magazine among the 21 Women Transforming the World through Running, has partnered with Runner’s World Magazine to support survivors through merchandise sales, and has been a tv guest on shows such as Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and The Doctors.She has used her story to raise thousands of dollars to support survivors and raise awareness about personal safety and self-defense.This interview will give you goosebumps and tears as you listen to Kelly very eloquently share her story. It will also give you a tremendous about of hope that trauma doesn’t need to define you, and it can even make you better. What you do with trauma is up to you. You have the power to make it something can change your trajectory for the better like Kelly did because only YOU can write the ending to your story.WARNING: This episode contains content and language not appropriate for children.Listen in to hear Kelly share: The play-by-play of her attack and how she prevented being sexually assaulted Specific self-defense techniques that she used that anyone should use in an attack Why awareness and perseverance are KEY in saving yourself from an attacker How she has spent the last year as a fighter, survivor and warrior, and not as a victim What recovery from trauma looks like on a day to day basis How her recovery from alcoholism aided her assault recovery Links Mentioned:Kelly’s Website and Merchandise: nottodaymf.comKelly on InstagramKelly on FacebookKelly on TwitterSelf Defense Classes in Seattle:Seven Star Women's Kung FuFighting Chance SeattleOnline Self Defense CourseWomen’s Empowerment Safety CourseThank you to our sponsors:Third Love: To find the perfect fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase got to Third LoveFreshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at FreshlyBissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Bissell. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The last couple weeks have been stressful for me on a few different levels. Anyone with me???Here’s the deal - stress doesn’t have to be lonely and isolating. And we don’t have to sit in helplessness.  Because that sh*t does not feel positive or productive.I have had to do some serious coaching of myself to get out of my head and into action over the last couple weeks and I thought it would be helpful to share this coaching with you.Listen in to hear me share what I’m feeling helpless about, how I’m making strategic escapes, what kinds of productive plans I’m making, and how I’m dumping & processing with others so I don’t have to go it alone (NO ONE should ever have to go it alone!)Links Mentioned:March 14th Women’s March Walkout – a national 17-minute walkoutMarch 24th: March For Our Lives (in Washington DC and other large cities)Thank you to our sponsors: Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Get Bark Bath. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather Brooker is an actress, comedian, 2 time Emmy Award-winning writer, and host of the Motherhood in Hollywood podcast. She is a regular contributor to the Today Show Parenting Team, The Huffington Post, mom.me, and entertainment website Wonderwall as well as her own blog. Heather has appeared on The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and The Mindy Project just to name a few. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter and celebrity cat, Gracie I Love You.This is Heather’s second visit to the show. I asked her back because she is such a fun interviewee AND I wanted to get her take on all things Hollywood right now. I wanted to know what she was seeing in her red carpet experiences related to the #metoo and #timesup movements. We also get into some parenting nitty gritty and friendship chit-chat (like why is it hard to make new mom friends???)Listen in to hear Heather share: The biggest shifts she sees happening in Hollywood right now and why they are so relevant to all of us What she predicts for #timesup conversations at the upcoming Oscars Her thoughts around men in Hollywood right now How she’s preparing to lose her daughter to kindergarten next year Drama around making new mom friends – why is it so rigorous??? Links Mentioned: Heather’s Blog: motherhoodinhollywood.com Heather's Podcast: Motherhood in Hollywood Heather on Facebook Heather on Instagram Heather on Twitter Heather on The SMA Ep 38 Thank you to our sponsors: Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Get Bark Bath. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You know I love to geek out on self-care and all things health & wellness. So today I’m diving into 4 categories of health to give you practical and tactical tips to level up your health game – BIG TIME. We’ll explore: Sleep (how to get more) Exercise (how much you really need to do to get results) Nutrition (a super simple way to start eating more mindfully) Hydration (and how maybe drinking water is kinda sexy) This episode is chock full of tips, so take notes!Also, please share this episode with folks in your life who want to with more energy, strength (of mind and body) and pizzazz #everydamnday.Thank you to our sponsors: Policy Genius: Quickly and easily compare and buy all different kinds of insurance online in just 5 minutes – life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance, renters insurance. Go to Policy Genius to get started. Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Get Bark Bath. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once Heather R. Huhman and her husband developed their careers enough to feel financially solvent, they decided it was time to start building their family. Unfortunately, the journey to motherhood was long and traumatic. In five years, Heather endured seven embryo transfers (three retrieval cycles with fresh transfers, four frozen transfers), four miscarriages, and stillborn twins before finally giving birth to her daughter Aurora prematurely in January 2016.Inspired by her own painful experience with infertility and pregnancy loss, Heather launched a twice weekly podcast called Beat Infertility in June 2015. The show features both infertility warriors and fertility experts to empower listeners to educate themselves and become their own self-advocates. In her professional life, Heather is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a PR company, and a regular contributor to Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazine. She resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband, their daughter, and their dog, Mackenzie.I have been deeply touched by Heather’s story and I am so grateful to have her on the show to share her experiences with infertility and relating to so many mothers who struggle with loss and grief around pregnancy.Listen in to hear Heather share: Her infertility story of enduring multiple miscarriages and stillbirths Her happy ending, that was still fraught with trauma Why she started an infertility podcast in the middle of her infertility journey How she thinks her podcast changed the course of her infertility The unexpected gifts and lessons of infertility What you can say to someone who is be going through infertility or has suffered a loss Links Mentioned: Heather’s Website: HeatherHuhman.com Heather’s Podcast: BeatInfertility.co Sara’s Interview on Beat Infertility Heather’s infertility journey: Ep 109, 110, 111 Beat Infertility on Twitter Beat Infertility on Facebook Beat Infertility on Instagram Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly.com/podcast KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to KINDsnacks.com/shameless to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: BISSELL.com/shameless. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wanting to be courageous and actually being courageous can be two really different things. Courage takes intention. Courage takes guts – and sometimes grit. Courage takes practice.Today I’m going to share 4 ways you can start practicing courageous acts on a more regular basis, so you can:Stand up.Stand out.Stand when your knees shake. Stand when your voice quivers. Meet fear in the face. Practice scary things. Dream big. Act big.I’m going to talk about how to: Meet fear in the face Admit failure Stand up for something Listen more if you’re an extrovert ORShare more if you’re an introvertWarning: practicing these 4 things might make you a badass.Links Mentioned:SMA Episode 149: Stop Saying SorryThank you to our sponsors:  Lola: Get 100% organic tampons delivered right to your door for 60% off. Go to My Lola and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lori Lee, the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast--an empowerment podcast focused on how we can lift ourselves and others to greater places because of our control over our stories -- found her love, understanding and appreciation for stories as she studied and researched the personal narrative for her Master's degree program in Folklore at Utah State University. A professional writer for the past 25 years Lori has 4 books, over 100 published magazine articles, and she taught writing at Utah State University. Lori has been on Park City TV as a trails host, Studio 5 TV, and multiple radio morning shows to share her expertise. She recently released an audiobook/ebook called The Key To Your Super Self - How your stories unlock your power.Lori is also a Shameless single mom to her sons, ages 21 and 17. She walked through cancer with her 21year old son last year and he is now thriving.Listen in to hear Lori share: The function and importance of our stories How her story of 3 divorces and enduring her partner’s abuse and addiction fueled her professional journey and her Love Your Story podcast How to find meaning and comfort out of your sacred spaces of severe suffering The 4 steps to start rewriting the stories that are holding you back in your life Links Mentioned: Lori’s Podcast: Love Your Story Podcast Lori’s 21 Day Challenge: (Use the code SHAMELESS to save $5 off your registration!) Lori on Instagram Lori on Facebook Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Get Bark Bath. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices