The Boss Mom Podcast

In an age where everything is so fast-paced, it can be difficult to slow down and connect with people on a meaningful level. It's becoming increasingly hard to find people that align with us and what we stand for. How do we slow down and form meaningful relationships and uplift one another? How can we help others and ourselves feel less disconnected and lonely? In this episode, author Amy Daughters joins me to talk about her book "Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook Friends a Letter." and how she's touched so many lives by simply sending a handwritten letter. We also talk about the value of giving people your time, forming relationships and why it's good to vent to people who aren't really in your circle. People felt compelled to share with me because they felt like they were being treated as an individual which turned out to be very powerful. -Amy Daughters 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode The power of sharing your storyCan the simple act of sharing our experiences uplift and empower others even if it makes us feel vulnerable? Following your intuitionHow do we start listening to and following our gut feelings? Why you don't need to fit in to be a good friendEveryone has different cultures, stories and experiences. How can we show up for people that are different from us? Guest Bio Amy Weinland Daughters is a native Houstonian, wife, mother of two, freelance writer, sports journalist, and author, Amy's second book is "Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy And Wrote All 580 Of My Facebook Friends A Letter." Buy Amy's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Dana-Facebook-friends-handwritten/dp/1647429005/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677526631&sr=8-1 Find Amy on Facebook @Amy Weinland Daughters - Author Find Amy on Instagram @smokinhotamys

Our bodies are constantly changing, and it's only fitting that how we take care of our health changes as well. Prescribed medication and diagnoses don't always work, so we need to look at other options for our wellbeing. How do we find the root cause of our symptoms? What affects our body and our gut health? Why are illnesses and symptoms in women so normalized? In this episode CEO and founder of Nuvitru Wellness, Lahana Vigliano joins me to talk about women's health, the benefits of listening to our body and how we can understand our health better. There's never an end point with our health journey. It's constantly flowing, changing and pivoting. -Lahana Vigliano 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - Looking at health holisticallyWhen it comes to our health, we need to begin to think out of the box. - Why being healthy is becoming more popularWhat is the reason behind the increasing popularity of the subject of our health? - Why women overlook their symptomsOverlooking health symptoms in women have been so normalized that we don't think that it's a big deal. How can the healthcare space change this? Guest Bio Lahana Vigliano is the CEO + founder of Nuvitru Wellness and a board certified clinical nutritionist. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree and Masters of Human Nutrition + Functional Medicine degree. She is currently a doctorate student in clinical nutrition. She has so much passion in helping women realize that there is a root cause for their symptoms, even if they have been dismissed by healthcare before. Her company Nuvitru Wellness specializes in women's hormones and gut health and uses functional medicine lab testing to personalize the patient's journey. She is obsessed with creating natural remedies, researching, reading romance books, lifting heavy, and cooking meals for her family. Outside of work, she is a mother of two and wife. Her family is the inspiration behind Nuvitru and continues to encourage her through everything. Work with Lahana https://nuvitruwellness.com/workwithme/ Find Nuvitru Wellness on Instagram @nuvitruwellness Find Nuvitru Wellness on Facebook @Nuvitru Wellness Nuvitru Wellness YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/nuvitruwellness Visit www.nuvitruwellness.com Listen to the Power Women Wellness Podcast here https://nuvitruwellness.com/powerwomenwellness

Whether we end up publishing it or not, the process of writing a book is highly valuable. It allows us to dig deeper, marinate our thoughts and figure out and dial in our messaging. Even pretending to write a book will give us more clarity and it makes everything about marketing our businesses easier. Where do we begin the process of laying out a book? How does the process help us have more fun in our businesses? In this episode, book coach Danielle Fetherson returns to share why writing a book is such a worthwhile process. Write a book, whether you publish or not. -Dana Malstff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -How to implement our brilliant ideasAs moms, we might think we don't have the space for deep thought, but is time for implementation what we're really missing? -The backbone of a great bookWhat's the very first thing we need to do in the process of writing our book? -Why a book will boost your brillianceMany of us don't think we have enough expertise to write a book, but can the process actually make us more competent at what we do? Guest Bio Danielle helps ministers and coaches write books, even if they've been stuck for years, are short on writing time and don't love writing. She does this through developmental editing, ghostwriting services, publishing consultations and book coaching that guides authors through the entire book writing and publishing journey. For more information, find her on Facebook.

Sales can be difficult, especially if we look at selling as if it's a burden. If we don't feel good about how we sell, we won't feel good about closing the sale. How do we sell with integrity? How do we engage in sales in a way that feels more heart centered and not burdensome? In this episode, multi-passionate entrepreneur Miriam Thiel joins me to talk about ethical sales, the future of sales with women and how you can serve and sell. It's not always all about selling, it's about having conversations. -Miriam Thiel 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -Sales engagement and why we feel nervous about itWe tend to feel nervous when it comes to engaging in sales because we feel like selling is a burden. How can we serve our clients while selling? -Why messaging is so importantHow do we engage with people and show them that we care? -Why women buy into high pressure programsWhy do women tend to buy into high pressure programs? What are some alternatives to this? Guest Bio Swiss-based Miriam Thiel is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, mom of one, expat, and dot connector. Since 2019, Miriam has built her online business to serve empathic entrepreneurs who are looking to grow a flexible and soul filling life and business with her business and trauma-trained life coaching, breathwork and tech creativity. Find Miriam on Instagram @miriamthielofficial Find Miriam on Facebook @itsmiriamthiel Join Miriam's Facebook group @empathicentrepreneurscommunity Visit https://www.miriamthiel.com/

When it comes to marketing our businesses, we're taught to niche down according to demographics - age, income, occupation etc, but then we craft content, and it just falls flat. Our marketing becomes more magnetic when we niche according to how people feel, not a rigid set of characteristics. It makes crafting content easier, makes more people want to share our stuff and buy from us. In this episode, I share how to start niching by emotions, not by demographics. Your demographic niching reveals itself to you over time, the emotional niching is actually the right place to start. -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - How to map out how your ideal people feelIf we want to key into people's emotions, where do we start? - The key to magnetic contentHow do we make people feel like we get them and what they are dealing with? - Why your marketing feels offHow do we find out what's holding our content back?

We're finally in an era where people no longer want to sweep their truth under a rug, and when it comes blended families, people are more open to having discussions as opposed to the past. Why should we always communicate our feelings with our family and how does that help our relationships to thrive? It can be easy to get upset about certain things especially in a blended family, so how do we deal with those difficult emotions without hurting the people around us? In this episode, certified life coach Amy Stone joins me to discuss her experience as a stepmom, why we shouldn't overlook the small stuff when it comes to our family and how she's helped blended families create a family life that they love. The small stuff can be super important and if we downplay it, it can give us this feeling of not being seen or valued. -Amy Stone 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - The importance of communication in blended familiesCommunication is key regardless of our situations but how can we use it to help us create a happier and healthier family life? - The misconceptions of being a stepmomThe media and people around us can influence the stepmom narrative. What are some of the misconceptions around being a stepmom and how can we rise above it? - Preconditioning and how it can affect our relationshipsWhat we experience as children can often show up later in our lives and affect our relationships. Guest Bio Amy Stone is a certified life coach who helps stepparents and adults in blended families create a home life they love. She is a mom, a stepmom, and a grandma. Her personal experience as a wife and stepmom pushed her to create a unique path to happiness. Visit https://amysaysso.com/ Find Amy on LinkedIn @Amy Stone Find Amy on Instagram @amysaysso_coaching Find Amy on Facebook @Amy Says So

As moms, we are often influenced by other parents and people who may not agree with our parenting style. It's easy to feel pressured and change the way we do things, but it's important to remember the intention behind our beliefs and systems. How do we stay true to our opinions even when people are telling us otherwise? How do we ensure that we stay accountable as parents, and how do we begin making changes if a certain parenting style doesn't give us the results we want? In this episode, working mom, parenting coach and author Destini Ann Davis joins me to talk about parenting belief systems, how she is spreading her message to help others and what steps you should take to change parenting styles. Make boundaries around what matters to you as a person. -Destini Davis 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -Spreading your message with the intention to serveIt can feel scary to be vulnerable and share our struggle stories, but why is it such a powerful thing to do? -The importance of setting boundariesNot having boundaries in place can get messy and it's never too late to set them. How do we set these boundaries around the things that matter to us? -Starting and growing a social media audienceWhat are some of the ways in which we can use our experiences to create content? Guest Bio Destini Davis is a compassionate and relatable source for navigating motherhood! She takes the psychology of parenting and turns it into fun, digestible content for her community. She teaches with empathy and empowers parents to shift the culture of their homes to more intention, grace, and presence. Though her social media impact seemed to happen overnight, her work and passion for positive discipline have grown through years of study, practice, and implementation. From the public school system to her own home, Destini has been developing her connection-based approach for 10+ years. She has a heart for parents and has seen first hand how a family can transform through intentional, empowered parenting. In a society where parents are more stressed than ever, Destini Ann's heartfelt content reminds us of the power of presence, empathy, and playfulness. This is her passion and purpose– to remind parents of their innate power so that they can give that same gift to their children! Listen to Destini's podcast B*tch You're Doin A Good Job Podcast on Apple & Spotify Buy Destini's book Very Intentional Parenting https://sites.prh.com/veryintentionalparenting Follow Destini on Instagram @destini.ann Find Destini on Tiktok @destini.ann

Many couples find themselves in a place where the playfulness, flirtiness and intimacy in their relationship completely shuts down. You know you love each other and want to be together, but you just don't feel as connected as before. Reigniting those exciting fun feelings can feel really hard, but what if we could do it by simply opening up little doorways of connection? How do we reimagine connection and communication in our relationships both inside and outside of the bedroom? In this episode, I'm joined by the creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series, and author of Swing, Ashleigh Renard. She shares how couples who feel shut off from each other can find playfulness again. We all have these pre-set expectations about marriage. Let's just imagine the playbook we're each playing by is the worst habits of our in-laws and our own parents. -Ashleigh Renard 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - How to 'de-taboo' talking about intimacyWe don't have to agree to feeling less than satisfied. What steps can we take to voice our needs? -How to create doorways to connectionHow do we align love languages so that both us and our partners feel valued and desired? -Be loyal forward, not backwardInstead of asking ourselves if our choices make our parents proud, why do we need to focus on making our kids braver? Guest Bio Ashleigh Renard, creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series, is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people. After sharing her own story of rehabbing a shabby marriage in her memoir, Swing, she now answers hundreds of requests from her audience each day on how they can improve their relationships. As a synchronized skating coach and choreographer, she spent over two decades fostering cooperation and teamwork for adolescent girls. Part coach, part storyteller, part cooperation whisperer, Ashleigh has inspired millions of couples to radically reimagine the connection and joy available to them in their marriage. Her memoir, Swing, has been optioned as a streaming series and Keeping it Hot with Ashleigh Renard, an unscripted marriage fixer upper show, is also in development. For more information, follow @ashleighrenard, go to https://ashleighrenard.com/ and buy her book Swing here.

As women, moms and humans in general, the last few years have really put a microscope on our lives and forced many of us to face the fact that we feel overwhelmed, stuck and unhappy. Anytime we find ourselves in this space, it's a sign that we're not being honest with ourselves, and that our inner wisdom is desperately trying to tell us something. How do we tap into this inner wisdom, figure out why we feel stuck and then work toward a feeling of alignment? In this episode, certified life coach and Nurture to Convert Business coach, Stephanie Nichols returns to talk about why so many women feel stagnant but stressed out, and how to change it. Every time I've found myself in a place of complete overwhelm and stress, something wasn't aligned and the way I truly wanted it to be. It was always because I wasn't being honest with myself. -Stephanie Nichols 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -The power of taking action, even when we're a little scaredHow does the way we make decisions play into why we feel overwhelmed? -Slow down, step back and listen to youWe've been conditioned to believe that the best decisions for us lie outside of us. How do we start seeking what's right for us? -How to curate a life that serves your happinessIf we're honest with ourselves and what we really want, will it ruin our relationships? Guest Bio Stephanie Nichols is a certified life coach with The Life Coach School, and certified Nurture to Convert Business coach with Dana Malstaff. She has worked as a contract coach for 7-figure business owners like Alison J. Prince - creator of 4 multi-million dollar online brands, Russell Brunson - co-founder of ClickFunnels, and Tina Tower - founder of the Australian Mastermind, Her Empire Builder. Stephanie is mom to two boys, and the author of the book, "Create Your Calm: A Guilt-Free Journey to Peaceful Motherhood". Clients love working with Stephanie because she has a personal approach to coaching. She is invested in her clients' success, and she's not afraid of asking tough questions to help you make effective decisions, be more productive, and gain clarity so you can thrive in your business. She is direct, yet compassionate and teaches you to think for yourself. When she's not coaching or spending time with her friends and family, you'll find Stephanie outside running, at a local coffee shop drinking a decaf mocha, or singing with her favorite premier community chorus. She believes all people deserve to feel good about how they show up in the world. For more information, visit https://stephanie-nichols.com/ and find her on Facebook.

For far too long, many of us have struggled with people-pleasing, guilt, walking on eggshells and not prioritizing what gives us joy. Thankfully, we're now in an era where setting boundaries, voicing our needs, and better communication is becoming the norm. We hear a whole lot about setting boundaries, but that's hard to do when we don't know who we are, or what we want to lean into and step away from. How do we tap into the little clues pulling us towards what makes our hearts burst? In this episode, master coach, boundary expert and podcaster, Krista Resnick shares fun ways we can build boundaries so we can honor and nurture ourselves. Follow the energetic breadcrumbs and start paying attention to what makes your heart burst wide open. -Krista Resnick 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Following the energetic breadcrumbsThe things that make us happy always leave clues. What should we look out for? How boundaries change our relationshipsHow do we set boundaries that honor our sense of self without becoming selfish? Why boundaries aren't just about removing things from our livesSetting boundaries is usually taken from the approach of saying no to things, but what if we took the path of what we want to say yes to? Guest Bio Krista Resnick is a master coach, boundary expert, podcaster and mother to 3 adultish boys. Her love and passion for boundaries is the byproduct of her own story. Having spent decades pleasing everyone else, Krista felt disempowered, inauthentic, and passionless in every aspect of her life. Through her own personal healing work, she began to find great empowerment through the art of boundaries and expressing her truth. Now, serving hundreds of women across the globe, Krista has witnessed the transformative power of embodying healthy boundaries. She strongly believes that a well boundaried life empowers women to stop people-pleasing and come back home to themselves so they can create lives and relationships that are purposeful and passion-fueled. For more information, head to ​​https://www.kristaresnick.com/.