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The Business Mamas PodcastBrené Brown’s Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living & How This Podcast Can Provide You with SupportIn today’s episode of the podcast, I am sharing Brené Brown’s Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living, as described in her book, The Gifts of Imperfection. I am also telling you which Business Mamas Podcast episodes relate to each of the ten guideposts. I hope that you will review the ten guideposts, and that as you are working on the guideposts, you will also listen to The Business Mamas Podcast episodes I’ve done that are geared to that particular guidepost. Towards the end of this episode, I let you know that I am going...2022-05-0426 minThe Business Mamas PodcastUsing Meditation to Develop Gratitude and Love for Your BodyIn this season, which is Season 4 of the podcast, I am sharing with you about my journey with meditation. I'm also sharing a particular meditation in each episode that I love, and that I hope you will love too.The meditation that I'm talking about in today's episode is a body scan. In case you haven't done a body scan before, I'll tell you a little bit about my experience. You're guided by the person doing the meditation to give attention to different parts of your body, usually starting with one end of your...2022-04-2008 minThe Business Mamas PodcastUsing Meditation to Slow Down Your Thoughts, Actually Increases Your ProductivityIn this season, which is Season 4 of the podcast, I am sharing with you about my journey with meditation. I'm also sharing a particular meditation in each episode that I love, and that I hope you will love too.I'm excited to have this conversation with you about meditation, and what I have seen as the benefits of meditation in my life since I've started practicing slowing down my mind.If you are like me, then sometimes you feel like you are moving so quickly through your day that...2022-04-0610 minThe Business Mamas PodcastUsing Meditation to Develop Your Mind, Body and Spirit ConnectionIn this new season, which is Season 4 of the podcast, I am sharing with you about my journey with meditation. I'm also sharing a particular meditation in each episode that I love, and that I hope you will love too.Meditation for me is about discovering that Mind, Body, Spirit connection.The more that I practice meditation, the more I am able to encounter my feelings in a productive and healthy way.In this episode, I talk with you about a mediation I tried...2022-03-2308 minThe Business Mamas PodcastUsing Meditation to Dive Below the Crashing Waves to Find Peace WithinIn this new season, which is Season 4 of the podcast, beginning with Episode 32, I am sharing with you about my journey with meditation. I'm also sharing a particular meditation in each episode that I love, and that I hope you will love too.If you haven't already listened to Episode number 2 of this podcast, My Breakdown That Led to My Breakthrough: Why I don't Work on Sundays or Go Without My Morning Routine, I would encourage you to click the “click here and listen now” button below and to go back and listen to Epis...2022-03-0915 minThe Business Mamas PodcastWhen the dog bites and the bee stings, do you know how to find gratitude?In this season of the podcast, I am singing you a song that I sing to my children at night when I'm putting them to sleep. After I share the song with you, I'll tell you the lesson that I hope to be teaching both myself and my children with the song and I hope it's a lesson that will resonate with you, too.My Favorite Things was sung by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, and it is one of my favorite songs to sing at night to my kids when I...2022-02-2312 min
Above Ground PodcastVulnerabilityVulnerability is finding the courage to expose oneself's weakness or injury despite the possibility of emotional or physical attack or harm. We have to allow ourselves to be seen despite the chance of being viewed negatively. We fear that our worst makes us unworthy, unlovable and separate. Time to shed the armor and get real. We are wired for struggle. Shame, fear and worthiness often keep us from living our best lives and revealing our true, authentic selves. To be vulnerable is to love. To be vulnerable is true power. We want to thank everyone wh...2022-02-2346 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDo you want to learn to find the place where troubles melt like lemon drops?In this season of the podcast, I am singing you a song that I sing to my children at night when I'm putting them to sleep. After I share the song with you, I'll tell you the lesson that I hope to be teaching both myself and my children with the song and I hope it's a lesson that will resonate with you, too. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, sung by Judy Garland, has always been a song that I find soothing, and comforting. And it is definitely one that I love to sing to my kid...2022-02-0913 minThe Business Mamas PodcastBlackbird: Take these broken wings and learn to fly!In this new season of the podcast, beginning with Episode 29, I am singing you a song that I sing to my children at night when I'm putting them to sleep. After I share the song with you, I'll tell you the lesson that I hope to be teaching both myself and my children with the song and I hope it's a lesson that will resonate with you, too. This beautiful Beatles song that I'm sharing with you today, Blackbird, is one of my favorite songs that I sing to my children at night when th...2022-01-2616 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Shine Your Light BrightlyIn her book, Girl on Fire, Cara Alwill explains:“Every time a woman rises up and celebrates herself, she shows another woman that it's okay to do the same. Every time a woman showcases her wins, she shows another woman that it's possible to achieve great things. When you choose that perspective, you owe it to the world to shout about your success from the rooftops!”When we stay silent, it perpetuates a cycle of women feeling ashamed of their success, so I'm done.I’m done downpl...2022-01-1209 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Empower Yourself to Make the Work-Life Balance Choices that are Right for YouToday, in the latest podcast episode, I am talking with you about making the heart-guided decision to be empowered to make the work-life balance choices that are right for you. When I opened my law firm in January of 2017, my oldest son had just turned four years old, and my baby was 10 months old. During the entirety of 2017, I was in a constant state of hustle. Not only was I continuing to be an advocate and counsellor for my clients, but I was also figuring out what needed to be done to run a business. I was working seven...2021-12-2912 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Use the Four Agreements to Support You in Making Heart-Guided DecisionsDon Miguel Ruiz’ Four Agreements are:Be impeccable with your word;Don't make assumptions;Don't take anything personally; andAlways do your best. - Imagine for a moment, what it would feel like if you were immune to the opinions and actions of others.- Imagine for a moment, what it would feel like if you knew that nothing others do is because of you.- Imagine for a moment, what it would feel like if you knew that what others say and do is a projection of only their own real...2021-12-1513 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Be Impeccable with Your Word by Speaking Your Truth from a Place of Love“Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz, one of my favorite authors, explains what it means to be impeccable with your word in this way. In today's podcast episode, I share with you how my friend's choice to speak openly and honestly to me about actions I was taking that left her feeling unappreciated initially hurt my feelings but ultimately led to me realizing the v...2021-12-0111 minThe Business Mamas PodcastLet go of Pursuing Perfection & Decide That Your Best Is Good EnoughI am here to remind you of a truth you know in your heart but that you might sometimes forget: You are enough and your best is always good enough! Today on the podcast, I'm sharing with you my transition from being someone who was never satisfied with anything less than perfection to becoming someone who gives myself so much appreciation for doing my best. Here are some reasons why you should choose to do your best rather than striving to be perfect: Perfect is unattainable.Your best is always good enough.When yo...2021-11-1718 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Love Your Breastfeeding BodyAre you, or have you ever been, a breastfeeding mama? Or are you thinking that breastfeeding might be in your future? If so, this episode is for you. This is the story of my transition from appreciation, but some criticism for my pre-childbirth body, to having total reverence for my post-childbirth body, and especially how breastfeeding helped me develop that reverence. This is a story of surviving and then later thriving with breastfeeding. Seriously, Mama, your body is totally magical, and 100% amazing. I hope you'll listen in and that yo...2021-11-0313 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Love Your Body That Gave Life To Your Precious BabyToday on the Business Mamas Podcast, we are talking about making the heart-guided decision to bravely and unapologetically love your body, mama! I'm sharing with you the story of my transition from appreciation, but some criticism for my pre-childbirth body, to having total reverence for my post-childbirth body. If you're a mama who has given birth to a baby, you can allow your birth experience to empower you to love your body. I hope you treat yourself to listening to this episode, and that you allow yourself to learn how giving birth to your baby, and...2021-10-2013 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Practice Self-Kindness By Choosing Your ThoughtsIn this episode, I share a story about a time when work was extra demanding and I felt like I was failing as a mom, and how I used the framework of stop and feel, look, choose, and vote to practice self-kindness and turn a disappointment into a magical evening of connection with my sons. Life will constantly present us with opportunities to tear ourselves down and to see life both as something we are failing at and something that others are messing up for us but when instead, we stop and feel, look, c...2021-10-0618 minThe Business Mamas PodcastDecide to Practice Self-Kindness by Allowing Space for Your FeelingsDo you want to learn how to be kinder and more compassionate with yourself?I know that sometimes it can feel difficult to do. We can be so hard on ourselves for feeling the way that we do, but what if instead of fighting against those feelings, we just let them have space? What would happen if we allowed ourselves to feel whatever it was that was going on inside of us without judgment or criticism?Let’s get star...2021-09-2218 minThe Business Mamas PodcastRelationships: Surround Yourself With People Who Inspire YouCould you use a little inspiration? If so, this episode is for you! In this episode, I am focusing on how you can surround yourself with people who inspire you! Surrounding myself with people who inspire me has helped me grow as a person and as a career woman. Sometimes someone else's perspective who has already been where you are now is so valuable! In this episode, I talk about eight different ways you can surround yourself with people who inspire you. If you need...2021-09-0814 minThe Business Mamas PodcastRelationships: If It’s Not a Hell Yes, It’s a No!One important part of living your best life is learning to say no when you know it's not a hell yes. In this episode, I encourage you to be true to yourself and practice saying no to spending time with people and to accepting invitations that don't resonate with you. By doing this, you make space to say yes to the wonderful things when they come your way.I’ll tell you about a time when I was 20 years old and I said NO to something and it then ope...2021-08-2514 minThe Business Mamas PodcastRelationships: Practicing Inclusivity Rather Than Exclusion in Relationships by Making the InvitationIn today’s episode, I focus on inclusivity versus exclusion and being the person who makes the invitation to others. Sometimes in order to not get hurt, we can hide our vulnerabilities and we don’t expose who we really are to others. By doing this, we prevent ourselves from truly being seen and also from being in meaningful relationships with others.In this episode, I speak of a dear friend who always made an invitation when she enjoyed another person's presence. She showed me that the best relationships are built by opening up, and that...2021-08-1110 minThe Business Mamas PodcastRelationships: Teaching Children to Love Themselves By Modeling Loving OurselvesIn this episode, I talk about my relationship with my children. One of the tools that I use to cultivate my relationship with my young sons is to make sure that I have dedicated playtime with them every day.At the end of my workday, I almost always rally my energy so that I can play the kind of physically energetic games they enjoy playing. I also allow myself to let this playtime look differently when my energy is depleted.As parents, we always want to give the best of ourselves to our children and we...2021-07-2812 minThe Business Mamas PodcastRelationships: Your Most Important Relationship – The One You Have With YourselfIn this episode I’m talking about relationships. When we think about relationships, most of the time we think about relationships with other people, like relationships with our children, our significant others, our close friends, or our other family members.The relationship that we oftentimes don't think about much is the relationship that we have with ourselves. It turns out that the relationship we have with ourselves impacts all of our other relationships that we have with other people.Your most important relationship is always the relationship you have with yourself.What are you...2021-07-1422 minThe Business Mamas PodcastI Can Figure It Out- Stepping Into The UnknownHave you ever made a decision that would affect your entire life?Did you feel scared that you might not triumph? In this episode, I go over the importance of trusting yourself to make the right decision. When you have thoughts of turning back because you do not know exactly how you are going to achieve your end goal, you must have the “I can figure it out” mentality.In January 2017, my husband, Jason, and I made a big decision that we were going to start my own law firm. Not only was it an...2021-06-3011 minThe Business Mamas PodcastOvercoming Criticism From Those In The Cheap Seats - Stepping Into the ArenaIf you’ve ever taken criticism to heart, this episode is a must-listen.With so much ease of communication due to all the social media platforms and communication devices, it is common to read comments that at times might not be conducive to maintaining our well-being. In your everyday lives, there might also be people who use their words to tear you down. In this episode, I expand on a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that talks about stepping into the arena, and disregarding criticism from those who aren’t even brave enough to step into the a...2021-06-1612 minThe Business Mamas PodcastYou’re Not An Imposter - Speak Your Truth and Live UnapologeticallyLiving and speaking your truth requires letting go of the fear that you are an imposter who is about to be found out. In this episode, I talk about imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome generates feelings of self-doubt and can result in anxiety and oftentimes in depression. The more successful one gets, the greater the inner turmoil can become. Looking deeper, imposter syndrome is rooted in a sense of perfectionism and a fear of failure. In reflecting upon an article on imposter syndrome I read, I remember feeling like an imposter as a brand new l...2021-06-0212 minThe Business Mamas PodcastPractice Living in Abundance Instead of ScarcityIn this episode, I am diving further into beliefs and speaking specifically about the belief in abundance. Choosing to see the world as filled with abundance and opportunity is just that, a choice. Every day, each of us gets to choose where we will focus our energy. Even in this strange time we're living in right now, there is still an opportunity to choose an abundant mind state over a scarcity mind state. That's not to say that scarcity won't creep in. It creeps in for me sometimes.When the stay-at-home orders started to b...2021-05-1907 minThe Business Mamas PodcastThe Empowering Belief That You Can Focus On What You Can ControlIn this episode, we are focusing on beliefs and specifically, I address the important belief that you are capable of focusing on what you can control.When you believe that you can focus on things that you can control, it unlocks so much and gives you freedom to really accomplish a great deal more than you otherwise would be able to.The contrast to this empowering belief is focusing on the things that you cannot control and when you spend a lot of your energy focusing on the things...2021-05-0508 min
Love Isn’t CancelledDisrupting The Industry with Kara Stein-ConawayKara and I met in our business coaching group months ago, and when I heard what she does and what she focuses on, I had to know more and dive a bit deeper. She is a mother of two young boys, wife, lawyer, business owner and podcast host of the Business Mamas Podcast. She focuses on steering away from always being on 'hustle mode' and is intentional about her self care rituals to become a better version of herself. At 40, she is living more of a present life and learning to say no when it doesn't feel right in...2021-04-2651 minThe Business Mamas PodcastA Framework for Enhanced Well-BeingOn April 17, 2021, I turned 40 and one way I’m celebrating is by starting a new series for the Business Mamas Podcast! I've been taking time to reflect on my life up to this point because 40 years is a lot of years to have been alive, to have human experiences, and I feel so grateful to myself that I've been giving myself the time and space to really reflect.I am a really organized person and so when I can break down things into organized concepts, it helps me be able to understand what's going on...2021-04-2124 minThe Business Mamas PodcastAn Intimate Experience With End of Life- A Story to Inspire Cultivating Your Own WorthinessThis episode is a story about how beautiful and peaceful end of life can be when you know your own worthiness and have lived a life filled with love. It’s about learning to cultivate the worthiness we seek in our lives now and want to experience in our final days. On September 9, 2019, my grandfather, who was one of the kindest human beings that I have ever known, took his last breaths. I reflect on my grandfather’s life and the lessons I learned from him. I hope you’ll listen in and embark on a journey to cultivate self-c...2021-04-0723 minThe Business Mamas PodcastSaying Yes to Your Heart’s Desires – Even When You Cannot Justify Them With LogicImagine the beauty in the world, in ourselves and in others that is available to be awakened by following our hearts, and by taking the leap even when it cannot always be justified by logic. In this episode, I talk about the times in my life when I’ve followed my heart. Is there something calling on your heart that you can say yes to, even if you can’t justify or figure it out with logic? I challenge you to take a step toward it and see where that takes you. For...2021-03-2422 minThe Business Mamas PodcastMastermind Magic - Finding the Sisterhood I Needed In My LifeIn July of 2018, I realized that despite having a deeply satisfying career and a wonderful family, there was something missing in my life of which I had not previously been aware. I was lonely. I longed for a safe place where I could be seen, where I could be heard, where I could be completely myself, where I could open up freely and where I could connect deeply on a regular basis. In this episode I talk about how I created a mastermind group with other women business owners. If you are curious to learn wh...2021-03-1027 minThe Business Mamas PodcastYou Are Enough - A Lesson I Learned From My FatherIf someone ever told you that you’re not enough, that was a lie. You are an amazing, beautiful, unique human being deserving of love. You are enough. In this episode, I share tools that you can use to remind yourself that you are enough. I also share resources that I’ve used from Christine Hassler and Cara Alwill that have helped me remind myself that I am enough. For more information about the Business Mamas podcast and Kara Stein-Conaway, please visit: www.karasteinconaway.com/podcast2021-02-2422 minThe Business Mamas PodcastCarve Out Time for JoyDo you feel like you can’t truly rest until all the work is done?Do you feel like you can’t play until all the work is done?Do you have work spinning around in your mind when you are in a place where you are not at work and you want to be fully present and engaged?Do you want more joy in your life but you’re struggling to find the joy?In this episode, I explai...2021-02-1020 minThe Business Mamas PodcastMy Halloween Treat - Practice Self-KindnessWhen you think you have made a mistake, do you have a hard time letting it go?When you feel disappointed in yourself, does that sometimes set you into a negative spiral?Could you benefit from learning tools to help you learn to be kinder to yourself?Are you especially critical of yourself when it comes to parenting and your perceived failings? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I created this episode of the Business Mamas Podcast f...2021-02-0321 minThe Business Mamas PodcastMy Breakdown: Why I Don’t Work on Sundays or Go Without My Morning RoutineIf you struggle with having healthy boundaries with your work the way that I have, this podcast will help you consider what steps you can take to develop the boundaries you need to prioritize your wellness and what matters most to you in your life. If you’ve ever asked yourself any of the following questions, I created this episode of the Business Mamas Podcast for you.Is there a boundary with your work that you know you need to set?What is that boundary?What step can you take right now...2021-01-2033 minThe Business Mamas PodcastIntroducing Kara Stein-Conaway and Why She Created the Business Mamas PodcastI am Kara Stein-Conaway. I am a mother of two, wife, lawyer, and law firm owner. I created the Business Mamas Podcast for women who know they should be doing more self-care and practicing more self-love but are overrun with balancing it all.If you’ve ever asked yourself any of the following questions, I created the Business Mamas Podcast for you.Have you always been driven?Do you have trouble creating boundaries with your work so that it doesn’t take over your entire life?Do you find it hard t...2021-01-1704 min