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True self-care is about how you respond to how your body is feeling in each moment.   –Andrea Paquette“Maybe I'm not that lovable. Maybe my wants and needs belong on the back burner.” Have you ever felt that way? We’re talking with Andrea Paquette, the author of Loveable: How Women Can Heal Their Sensitive Hearts and Live and Love as Their True Selves. Loveable is a guidebook for women to come into their full self expression and truly love themselves. Are you the fixer? The one that holds everything together, the one who makes sure everybody else is all right? Are you constantly trying to do all the things for your family and your business? What would happen if you pulled back? Andrea and I talk about how receiving is a muscle and if we develop it we can use it in different parts of our life.We talk about dropping the conditioning about how we should be on all the time or do everything right. We can get past false beliefs like: I’m not good enough, I’m not measuring up, Nobody likes me, There’s something wrong with me. The masculine way that we have learned how to be doesn't fit with the feminine body, but we can find a different way.We talk about: How we’ve learned to function on a superficial level and how we can get past thatInner work being an ongoing process and that we need to release things again and againFinding and healing hidden wounds from childhood, including using tools like meditations and visualizationsLearning that the world can go on without you, that you can do less and it will be okayTrusting and following your intuition and what resonates, recognizing the strengths in your feminine body and energy, and asking for helpGetting past blocks on understanding what we need and on getting itBIOAndrea Paquette, MSN, APRN, is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Holistic Nurse Practitioner. She specializes in natural treatments for emotional and mental health issues in women, adolescents, and children. Her private practice is located in Londonderry, NH. While treating children in her private practice, she recognized the need among mothers for new strategies to cope with chronic stress, low energy, and feeling disempowered. In 2018, Andrea completed training as a Life Coach and began coaching and teaching women to express their authentic selves, use their talents in the world, and create a life they love. Her coaching business is Woman to Woman Life Coaching. Andrea also has extensive experience teaching and speaking about personal development, spiritual growth, parenting, and child emotional health. With over thirty years of experience in the healthcare field, Andrea's mission is to support people on their journey to vibrant physical and emotional health, happiness, and fulfillment in life. Andrea lives in Manchester, NH, has two grown children she adores, is a devoted yoga student and an ocean and food lover.LINKSAndrea’s book Loveablehttps://andreapaquettenp.com/Andrea on FacebookAndrea on InstagramAndrea on LinkedInThe Life You Want with Deborah KnightDoable Changes from this episode:TRY A HEALING PRACTICE. Order Loveable. The book is broken into three parts: childhood stories, how things show up in adulthood, and holistic healing practices. These are practices we are meant to revisit again and again. Pick one to try. STEP OUT OF SOMETHING. Andrea shares a story about asking her husband to pick up the kids because she was at a doctor’s appointment. I shared the story of how I had to let go of things when I had Covid. Pick one thing to step out of and turn over to somebody else. It might be kid pick up, making dinner on Friday, or getting your social scheduled. PRACTICE TRUE SELF-CARE. Ask: What does my body need right now? Then listen to it. Does it need water? To stand in the sunshine? To move? A snack? A nap? What happens if you listen to that need?

“If something pulls at your heart, if something brings you complete joy, go try it out!” – Deborah KnightDo you know who you are at the core? My guest on this episode helps women really connect to the essence of who they are so that they can create the life that they want and know inside exists. I’m excited to share this conversation with Deborah Knight about manifesting, gratitude and so much more!What is manifestation anyway? Manifestation is about creating a life that's more in alignment with who you are. We all have a gift to bring to the world, and it is powerful when you manifest from that place of knowing your gift. And we can love ourselves without judgment … even when we make mistakes.And you can’t ignore the hard stuff. Deborah says, “You can’t just push through trauma. You’ve got to feel it. The only way to get to the other side so that you can create with more ease, speed and grace is to feel those things.” And you need to find the gratitude.We dig into all that and talk about: Going back to your childhood to find your essence and then exploringGetting past what we’ve been taught about hard work and learning to accept ease and joyHow to feel ease in your body and listen to your intuition and journaling on the question: What is this trying to show me?Bending time, getting into flow, tuning into the emotions of your future self, and visualizing yourself as if everything you want is already hereRaising up your inner vibration emotion to gratitude, joy, peace, loveSeeing your kids as perfect just as they are and losing your expectationsABOUT DEBORAHDeborah is the creator of the Magic of You Coaching Programs — to help you see yourself as the true gift and magical being that you are. She holds space for you like no other, to be seen, heard, and loved for who you truly are. When you see yourself through her eyes and allow yourself to shine you’ll find the confidence and a spiritual connection to yourself that is unbreakable. You become the Warrior of Light for your family and your community. Your light, your strength, your love, and your compassion ripples out into the world around you, and everything begins to flow to you with more ease and grace. Your World becomes the world of your dreams.LINKSDeborah on FacebookDeborah’s Facebook groupDeborah on InstagramConnect by emailMENTIONED LINKManifesting and Receiving with Star StaubachManifesting Change with Jen MazerLet Go and Receive with Patty LennonFlow365Doable Changes from this episode:JOURNAL ON CHALLENGES. If there is a past experience that keeps coming up, take some time to feel around in your body. How does it feel? Where do you notice it? Then journal on this question: What is this trying to show me?WALK THROUGH THE DOORWAY. Use a doorway as a trigger and picture who you really want to be when your dreams have come true. Get really clear on that. Then every time you walk through the doorway, you are walking into that life. TRY WABI SABI LOVE. Shift your perspective. When your kids are frustrating you, try thinking about them not being there. As you accept what they are doing, they feel the difference in your energy, and they start to shift.

"Who can you call at midnight?" - Danielle LaporteWe all have our strengths. We all are powerful but we cannot do it all alone. It takes a village. It takes the support of one another to help achieve our goals and dreams. In this last of the four-part series, discover how the external world that we live in can be stacked against our success, the importance of cultivating these relationships to overcome these obstacles, and finding the accountability in yourself and others to be the person you want to be. Highlights:Once you feel like you are coming into alignment, that is when you will start to notice and interact with those that can support that.Create the most intentional version of your village. Because a village is made out of structures and people and systems and values and rules, you get to build it all.Accountability is really about each of us individually, taking the personal responsibility to be the person that we are each called to be, and then finding the support to make that happen. Discover the framework to build your own villageWe may need different accountability within our different goals, so there might need to be a different village focus at different times.

You can have it all — work, motherhood, and wellness — and feel balanced. We were just never taught how. We have all used a planner to schedule our day, make our lists, and just be busy. But planners set us up for always doing and never being. It is time to create that balance in our lives. Highlights: The system behind the planner was made for men who were not balancing work with what was happening at home and with the children.Making lists is an intuitive, feminine, creative, calming practice however they can eventually take on a life of their own — becoming the never-ending, always expanding to-do list.Your intuition is smart too — the smartest. That kind whisper and nudge can tell you exactly how to parent, grow a biz and what to eat. But here is the thing about the wise voice within us … it does not understand time.On the other side of dreaming and sketching out goals and to-do lists, you have to find the time. Otherwise, we set ourselves up for emotions that stop us in our tracks.

Throw out your plan for the year. You could get great things done in 90 days — maybe even more meaningful things than what you previously set out to do in a year.We dramatically underestimate how much we can get done in two or three years, but overestimate much we can get done in a day or a week. Highlights:Change can happen faster than you think. The journey is a journey. There is always a next level and each level comes with its own obstacles. You will be on your journey each and every day.Figure out a workable next step and kept it embarrassingly simple. Each time you take a doable step, find the next doable step.Not change your thinking, you will have done all the same actions with very little result. This idea of listening to your intuition, taking a small step, seeing the next step is uncovered, taking that step … happens every week in FLOW365.Movement literally creates momentum and miracles.

Getting healthy and becoming who I am all started with a stack of 7 coffee cups on my desk.My life looked good: I had aspirations, an amazing husband, three kids under 5, and my dream career. But I was tired, and I wasn’t savoring my time with my kids. Everything about home started giving me anxiety — the mess, the food, getting three kids to bed. And one day I counted the coffee cups on my desk. Seven cups of caffeine, and I was exhausted!That was the day I decided to feel great.ChallengeConsider one 10 minute GOLD NUGGET that you could add to your day to create more balance.Trust what intuitively comes in and write it somewhere. Later today, or right now if you have a moment, schedule that thing in your calendar.

Ready to REALLY, once and for all, stop the craziness that is living with a feeling of overwhelm 24-7?                                                                  The Plan Simple Podcast Is For:●     Women who want to tell a new story about the balance of work and family●     Women who don’t want to sacrifice their health in pursuit of this balance●     Women ready for less stress and more lifeI am a mom of three, a wife, and a life coach who also makes time for wellness—and I am dedicated to helping overwhelmed women create lives where they have room for a meaningful career, an amazing home and family life, and are taking great care of themselves — we’re talking, mind, body spirit. We go behind the scenes into the successes and the dark moments and hard days.My goal is that you stay inspired and full of ideas to make lots of little, doable, micro changes in your life that when added up will make a HUGE difference in your life.Ready, Let's do this!!!Let’s move your life from overwhelm to ease.

“Your intuition is always looking out for what is best for your highest good.” –Heather DresselWhat does your intuition sound like? Heather Dressel’s here to talk about hearing your intuition — and acting on it. Creating the space to hear our intuition is why I do what I do. If you have trouble following your intuition or aren’t even sure what you should be hearing or feeling, this one’s for you.Before we get into intuition and Heather’s new podcast on that subject, we take a peek at what self-care looks like for her. Because here’s the thing: self-care looks different for all of us, just like intuition. Knowing what you need, not what you’re supposed to do for self-care, is important. And sometimes there’s an overlap of hearing what you need in the moment.You may be wondering: How do I know that it's my intuition? Or how do I trust my intuition? It’s a learning process because our intuition shows up differently for all of us. It might be a soft voice you hear, something you see in your mind's eye, a gut feeling … You can learn how your intuition shows up by asking questions and paying attention to what you feel.We talk about: The difference between intuition and mean girl voices or your inner criticFinding a balance of masculine and feminine energyThe power of asking: Is this going to move me forward? and how intuition plays with timeUsing your intuition with your to do listHow healing our energy and not trying to hold all the things can help us hear our intuitionBeing kind to yourself and seeing the invitation that was offered when you don’t listen to your intuition.BIOHeather Dressel is the founder of Divinely Sensitive and the Hear Her podcast. Heather is a highly sensitive empath herself, and launched her business to lead a community of women who identify as highly sensitive or empaths or both. Divinely Sensitive provide resources and support as they learn to honor their unique sensitivities and unleash their superpowers. LINKSHear Her podcastDivinely SensitiveDivinely Sensitive with Heather Dressel on PlanSimpleDoable Changes from this episode:LEARN HOW YOUR INTUITION COMMUNICATES. One of the things that can be tricky is figuring out what your intuition sounds or feels like, because it’s different for all of us. Start by getting still and quiet and asking a question. Pay attention to the response. Do you hear a voice telling you the answer? Do you feel a tingle in your gut? The more you know how your intuition shows up, the easier it is to tune in and notice it.ASK: IS THIS GOING TO MOVE ME FORWARD? You can ask this question of your intuition about anything. Is writing this article now going to move me forward? Is taking a walk going to move me forward? Is another cup of coffee going to move me forward? Practice asking and listening to the answer you receive.NOTICE WHEN YOU DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION. Don’t beat yourself up about not listening to your intuition, but notice when it happens. Get curious. What kept you from listening? Notice the invitation your intuition offered. Notice how things might have been different if you had.

Work-life balance is really a mindset issue and a boundary issue. –Aimee GreczmielIs work-life balance all in our heads? Aimee Greczmiel is a coach for corporate moms and recommends thinking about mindset management rather than time management when it comes to balance. After 18 years in corporate, she became an entrepreneur and helps working moms reach their goals and bring balance and “being” (as opposed to doing) energy to their work lives.Before kids, Aimee felt she had complete control over her time and where she was focusing her energy and attention — then she became a mom. It wasn’t just that she had less time. She had an awakening and found there were parts of her ambition and her achievement that didn't serve her in motherhood. Motherhood was more about slowing down, savoring, being instead of doing.So she took a deep dive into something so many of us struggle with: work-life balance. One big take away: if you don’t have any boundaries around your time, work will consume all of it. That’s true whether you are in corporate or an entrepreneur.We talk about: Developing a mindset of being present with your family (not thinking about work when you are not working) Communicating your priorities to leadership at work Thinking about mindset management rather than time management when it comes to balanceUsing the TFR model to deal with feelings and release mom guiltFocusing on the positive instead of always scanning for problems to solveGoing to the mental gym with tools like meditation and journaling that don’t take much time each day (and how it’s hard to see the benefits until you engage with the practice for while)BIOAimee Greczmiel is a former Fortune 500 VP who has taken her passion for mentoring and personal growth to help working mothers experience more patience, fulfillment, and ease both in and outside of work. Aimee guides working moms to get clear on their desired outcomes, so they may leave a lasting legacy for their family. Aimee is an action-oriented mentor who has helped hundreds of individuals reach their goals, while overcoming personal and professional challenges.LINKSwww.corporatemomcoach.comFREE 30 Minute Clarity Call with Aimee: https://calendly.com/aimeegreczmiel/30minFREE Self-Care Menu (Top 20 Self-Care Activities for Working Moms): https://www.corporatemomcoach.com/selfcaremenuInstagram: @aimee.greczmielDoable Changes from this episode:BE CLEAR ABOUT PRIORITIES. We talked about communicating your priorities, but before you can do that you need to be really clear about what your priorities are. If you say my family is my priority, what does that mean? How do you want to make family a priority? What does that look like to you? Put aside what you think is expected at work and think about what really matters to you. Write down what that means to you. FIND A POSITIVE. In FLOW365, we celebrate every Friday. We’re conditioned to scan for problems, move on to the next thing we need to do, but when we take time to celebrate, we acknowledge what we have done and we build a different energy and way forward. Find one positive at the end of the day. Write it down and share it with a friend, colleague, or your community (pick somebody who will celebrate with you)! TRY MEDITATION. Meditation has a lot of known benefits, and you don’t have to meditate for a long time to see benefits. Try a mediation app and commit to 5 minutes a day. This isn’t a quick fix, but one that builds over time.

When you're familiar with your benefits and what your coverages are, it definitely empowers you to have the conversations that you need to have.  –Kyana BrathwaiteBe empowered with your healthcare! I’m talking with Kyana Brathwaite of KB CALS. She provides caring advocacy and liaison services to help people find their way in the often confusing and not warm and fuzzy healthcare system. Most of us learned not to question doctors and not to trust our bodies, and it’s time to get past both of those things. We talk about finding healthcare providers you trust and can work with (and why that might not look the same in every situation). We also talk about advocating for yourself. But beyond the actual practitioners, there’s the cost and how insurance works. Most of us don’t know what’s covered or what’s not. And when we’re in a health crisis, we may not slow down to ask the questions we need to ask. Kyana wants to change all that.We talk about: Logging in and playing with your insurance website or your patient portal so that you know how to navigate itBeing the expert in your own body, giving input into your healthcare, and expecting a doctor to work with youResearching providers before you ask for a referralExploring ancillary benefits, like gym membershipsWhy you should read your summary of benefitsInterviewing providers and knowing what you need in a providerBIOKyana Brathwaite is a registered nurse, wife, mom of two wonderful kids, and CEO & Founder of KB CALS – Caring Advocacy & Liaison Services. She has worked in the medical field for over twenty years and knows that healthcare interactions can be a deeply personal experience. KB CALS partners with clients to assist in wayfinding, provider matching, benefit utilization, insurance research, and health and wellness planning by coordinating a community of support, including medical practitioners, health systems and insurance providers to best fit your needs. LINKShttps://www.resourceinhealthcare.comDoable Changes from this episode:PLAY FOR 15 MINUTES. So often we need to learn about how our health benefits work when we are under duress. Taking time to learn how to navigate the system and find information before you need it can take a lot of pressure off. Learn how to log in to your health insurance site or your healthcare portal. Play in there for 15 minutes a week (put it on your calendar). Look around at what’s available.SET UP YOUR TEAM. Know what you need from each provider. Take time to research providers you may need. You can read reviews, talk to people you know, call the office and ask questions. Look at your insurance for coverage. If you can do this before you need it, even better. Think about your providers now. Do you trust them? Work well with them? If not, start looking at new options. SLOW DOWN. When faced with a health crisis, many of us rush into action or just say yes to whatever is suggested to us. In most cases, it’s okay to slow down. Ask questions: What are my other options? Is the procedure covered by my insurance and what will my costs be? Could we try …? What are the risks of this action / of not taking this action? Who else does this work? Make a list of questions you might need to ask next time you are faced with a health issue.