Even Here, Even Now: A Needy Podcast with Mara Glatzel

James-Olivia Chu Hillman, a Relational Life & Leadership Coach, dives deep into the art of building joyful connections and navigating emotional responsibilities in relationships. They explore how to shift from codependency to self-centeredness, emphasizing the importance of voicing your needs and desires. With a touch of humor, they use a potty training analogy to illustrate stages of self-awareness. Listeners are encouraged to embrace honest communication and reflect on their personal growth to foster healthier dynamics.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!When was the last time you celebrated something you did? For a lot of us the thought of celebrating wins, big or small, can feel a little uncomfortable. It requires us to embrace our enoughness. It requires us to validate and approve of ourselves — whether or not other people deem us worthy of celebration.In this episode I am urging you to rethink how you celebrate. Take some time and begin to rewrite the rules you’ve made around celebrating yourself. It can be something as simple as getting yourself a fancy cup of coffee or listening to a podcast you enjoy. Take a listen as I explore why you should shift the way you think about celebrations. I’ll be sharing how to validate your experience when things are difficult and how to shift your thoughts around celebrating YOU. You’ll also hear why sometimes you need to lean on yourself to be your own best friend and cheerleader. Tune in to hear us explore…Why people tend to avoid celebrating wins Rethinking the rules you have around celebrating yourselfSmall things you can do to celebrate yourself throughout your dayLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!How do you tend to your need for belonging? In today’s age we are all so connected, but there are still so many of us who feel a sense of loneliness and disconnection.In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of discussing belonging with Becca Piastrelli. Becca is a writer, womxn’s coach, and host of the Belonging podcast. She holds space for womxn to explore ancestral wisdom, connect with the earth, and find meaningful and inclusive sisterhood. In this informative and resonant conversation, Becca shares the four areas of belonging and how we often alter ourselves to belong. If you struggle with feeling as though you belong — tune in for Becca’s beautiful permission and advice around how to explore meeting this need. Tune in to hear us explore…How we alter ourselves in order to feel belonging Suffering from being a time bender Why Becca ended up cutting her to-do lists in half How you can begin to explore things you’re curious aboutLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Do you have boundaries with yourself? A lot of people might not consider this, but we have to put boundaries in place with ourselves to make sure we’re tending to our own needs. Creating boundaries with yourself will bring your energy back. You’ll regain the energy to tend to the parts of your life that you’re truly responsible for maintaining. Your energy is needed to take care of yourself and those around you that are dependent on you. In this episode, I will share a practice for figuring out how to take responsibility for the things that are yours to care for and surrender responsibility for things that are outside of your area of impact. This practice is ESSENTIAL for me right now and was created to support you if you are feeling overwhelmed by all of the uncertainty in your life. Tune in to hear me explore…Why we enter into a heightened emotional state when we feel unsafeMaking the choice to spend your precious resources in ways that align with your valuesHow to reclaim your energy by not attempting to control the uncontrollable Need extra support? Check out Daily Tending for 40 days of self-care, self-trust, and handholding that you can start the minute you are ready for it.Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Are you tending to your needs as a parent? Your relationship with yourself and how you take care of your needs has an impact on your relationships with those around you (especially your kids) — even and especially during these unprecedented times.  In this episode, I am joined by parenting coach, Nic Strack. Nic (pronouns: they/them) is a brilliant, hilarious, awkward-as-fuck human, who’s proud to be an autistic trans non-binary queer parent of color. They’ve created a bespoke parenting framework which guides parents to custom create their own parenting styles, in order to make conscious choices with confidence and grace.Nic shares how they learned to be invested in their relationship with themself and what it means to continually do the work of unlearning the belief that you and your needs don’t matter. Nic also discusses the 5 c’s of bespoke parenting and their advice for supporting your family during this time. Tune in to hear us explore…How systems of oppression impact how you show up as a human and in your relationshipsGiving yourself permission to be a parent who has needs (this is HUGE)The 5 C’s of bespoke parentingLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!Getting our needs of touch met during social distancing can be challenging. On the other end of the spectrum, getting your alone time may also be a battle you’ve had to face as of recent. Whether you are dealing with one (or both) of those needs getting unmet, this is an episode you’ll want to hear.In this episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Marcia Baczynski.Marcia is a renowned speaker, writer and coach on sexual communication, relationships and women’s empowerment. Her primary mission is to help women and the people who love them to overcome shame and get in touch with what they truly want – romantically, sexually and relationally – even if it’s off the beaten path.Marcia is the co-creator of Cuddle Party and founder of the Good Girl Recovery Program. Since 2003, she has worked with tens of thousands of people through her private coaching, workshops and group programs and made appearances in hundreds of magazines, news stories, radio interviews and podcasts. Marcia lives in the Bay Area, CA where she spends a lot of time with her delightfully weird friends, being an auntie, hiking and sailing.During this episode, Marcia shares how to get your touch needs met during social distancing. She talks about why it’s critical to extend grace to yourself and those around you, especially now. We also touch on why you shouldn’t diminish your own experience, even if you think other people might have it worse. Marcia gives her advice on befriending yourself (and understanding how you experience things in your own unique ways).Tune in to hear us explore…How to get your needs met when you’re unable to meet them in a traditional senseWays you can self soothe to meet your own needsA toleration exercise you can implement into your lifeResources if you are struggling with feeling safe at home or in your relationships…National Domestic Violence Hotline – (800) 799-7233Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) – (800) 656-HOPEThe Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline – (800) 422-4453For additional resources google “domestic violence hotline + the state you live in” or “domestic violence hotline + country your live in”Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!For today’s episode I had the pleasure of speaking with best-selling author Jennifer Louden. Jennifer’s powerful new book Why Bother? explores how getting our bother on can rejuvenate our lives and help us discover our desire for what’s next — a necessary and potent topic during these challenging times.Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’ s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine. She’s been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah.During this conversation, Jennifer and I talk about claiming your own authority for enoughness and developing a resilient and reflective relationship with yourself. We explore how we can learn to let go of the idealized versions of ourselves and awaken our identity. She shares how she’s learned to tend to her needs in different seasons of life, what’s next for her and how we can leave to give ourselves permission to wonder and truly ask ourselves, “What do I desire?”Tune in to hear us explore…Why you need to claim your own authority for enoughnessHow your life changes when you move away from the mentality of “why bother” to showing up for yourselfWhy you need to give yourself permission to wonder and awaken your desires Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!What do you turn towards during unprecedented and turbulent times?Over the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking about what has helped me feel resilient through previous difficult times in my life. In this episode, I share a personal story of an accident I went through and the effect it had on my emotional and mental wellbeing — and how I found my way back to myself.  I talk about how easily our lives can change in the blink of an eye and how we can lean into the light during moments of adversity that we face.Much like a sourdough starter, when we locate and nourish the one thing that brings us joy: we’re brought back to life.Tune in to hear me explore…Giving yourself permission to explore whatever you’re curious aboutStaving off perfectionism when you’re trying something newLeaning toward the light during moments of adversityNeed extra support? My on-demand courses, Open to Receive and Daily Tending are both 50% off right now. Dance on over and scoop one up!Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!As many people transition to working from home during this time, it’s of the utmost importance to give yourself a new routine to follow to make sure you’re still tending to your needs and showing up for yourself.Having daily morning and evening routines in place helps us to make sure that any of our essential needs like drinking water, washing our face or even getting dressed for the day aren’t getting swept under the rug.In this episode, I’ll be sharing how to set yourself up to tend to your needs while working at home. I give you advice based on the things that work for my own family and business including the weekly team meeting I have with my partner to discuss our week’s non-negotiables and a breakdown of what we expect each day.You’ll also hear how to navigate alone time in shared spaces and why it’s essential to create boundaries around news and social media consumption. Tune in to hear me explore…Personal systems to have in place to take care of yourself and tend to your needsBuilding your needs into your routine from the start of the dayGetting real with yourself and asking yourself what’s working and what’s not working for youNeed extra support? My on-demand courses, Open to Receive and Daily Tending are both 50% off right now. Dance on over and scoop one up!Love Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.

Send Mara a quick text love note here!These are unprecedented times and your relationship with yourself and those around you might feel stretched to (or past) capacity right now. Today’s Needy podcast episode explores our collective need right now for care, support, and resiliency. Tune in to listen to my best tools and tips for showing up for yourself during these tenuous times, whether you are isolated in your home, parenting small children, navigating working remotely, or just trying to figure out how the heck to be a human on the planet right now.Tune in to hear me explore…Practical tools for self-care during self-isolation or quarantineBoundaries & needs when sharing space with othersEssential self-care practices to enhance your capacity & resiliency during stressful timesLove Needy? Pretty please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leave a rating & review. Really love Needy? Join the Needy Podcast Inner Circle! Special treats, discounts, quarterly Q&As and more for a one-time or monthly donation of any amount. Exclusively for folks who love the Needy podcast. THANK YOU.