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Soulfilled Sisterhood147: Who Are You Without Your StoryEveryone has a story. How they became an entrepreneur, a leader, why they can’t do relationships, etc. But who would you be without that story? Would your life be different? Would you behave differently? Feel different? Nicole shares some questions for you to do self-inquiry and begin to step out of old constructs. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep147 **************************************************************** Are you curious what Inner Power would be as an animal? Take this two-minute quiz and find out. You can sign up for more tips and information after your complete the quiz. https://ni...2021-06-2916 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood146: Sex, Intimacy and High Achieving Women-Can You Have It All?Has the sizzle gone out in your sex life? You're a high achieving woman, successful professionally, yet unsure of how to bring intimacy back or what is pleasurable to you? Guest Nicole Colleen, a Sex and Intimacy Coach, shares what you can do to change things in the bedroom. Her mission is to support couples in undressing intimacy issues and turning on the pursuit of passion in their relationships. Show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep146 ******************************************************************** Are you curious what Inner Power would be as an animal? Take this two-minute quiz and find out. You can sign up...2021-06-2238 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood143: Living Life in Balance and In Your Power as a WomanAre living a life in alignment and in your power? Have you ever been doing something only to have someone else reflect back to you the connection you didn’t fully see? In this episode, Nicole shares a tool she uses with her coaching clients, how the podcast logo ties into all of it, and ways for you to stand more in your power. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep143 ***************************************************************** Are you curious what Inner Power would be as an animal? Take this two-minute quiz and find out. You ca...2021-06-0113 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood141: Is Chaos a Gift or Curse in Your LifeDoes your life seem chaotic? Or is chaos a gift in your life? Tune in for this week’s episode to find out how you may be creating your own chaos, that if it was learned you can unlearn it, and more with host Nicole Burgess LMFT and Soul Led Leadership Coach. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep141 ******************************************************************** And if you haven’t left a rating or review yet on Apple Podcast please do. I love hearing from my listeners.2021-05-1818 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood140: What Does it Mean to be Soul LedCan you discern whether fear is guiding your choices in life or are you following your soul’s whispers? Do you know why you believe what you believe? Find out a common fear women share with Nicole about doing inner work, which keeps them stuck and feeling unfulfilled. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep140 ******************************************************************* Do you have a loud inner critic that holds you back, keeps you awake at night or has you doubting yourself? Download your free guide of Turn Your Inner Critic into Your Inner Guide in 4 Steps by heading over to...2021-05-1124 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood135: I No Longer Apologize ForHow often do you find yourself apologizing because you have a messy home or earn a good living for you and your family? Or do you often apologize for asking a lot of questions? If you find yourself saying you are sorry because you crave intimacy, or are assertive, or have things that are separate from your partner or family, then this episode is for you. Listen in as host, Nicole Burgess, Soul-Led Coach shares a Facebook post that was shared hundreds of times by women. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep135 ************************************************************* Do...2021-04-0619 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood133: 52 Simple Mindfulness Practices A Moment for YouGuest Catherine Polan Orzech LMFT, has worked in the field of mind-body wellness for almost two decades and has taught Mindfulness since 2000. In her new book “52 Simple Mindfulness Practices to Slow Down, Relieve Stress, and Nourish the Spirit- A Moment for Me” she shares intentional rituals for each week and season. Listen in to find out how mindfulness helped shift health issues, the invitation she has for her readers, spirituality, and re-membering oneself in this journey. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep133 ******************************************************** Do you have a loud inner critic that holds you back, keep...2021-02-1647 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood128: Empowering or Power Over LeadershipWhat does it mean to be a healthy leader? What are signs of unhealthy leadership? Do our words matter? Nicole shares her clinical experience of where she worked with those who wanted power over others vs empowering others. Find out the skills and characteristics between the two and ways you can help be the change. To listen and read the show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep128 *************** New online workshop 3 Ways Being a Good Girl Holds You Back in Business or Your Career and What To Do Instead. Are you overwhelmed or stressed out often and...2021-01-1218 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood18: Change is ConstantDo you believe that change is constant? Or that you can shift whether you react or respond to what life throws at you? Host Nicole Burgess, Leadership Coach, reflects on recent lessons learned about the podcast and raising your emotional intelligence (a previous episode). For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep1182020-10-2717 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood111: Top Five Downloads in 2020 on Spirituality and for HSPsHost Nicole Burgess, Leadership Coach for HSPs, discusses the top five downloads for 2020 and an upcoming change. Listen in to find out what is resonating for highly sensitive women and upcoming episodes. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep111 Free workshop on 5 Shifts to end overwhelm as an HSP Entrepreneur https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endingoverwhelm2020-08-2513 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood108: Is Your Why Leading Life or in Need of RememberingDo you know your why? What gets you up in the morning, what fills you with passion, what energizes you, or have you forgotten or lost track of it? Tune into this episode to get reconnected to what drives your life. Host Nicole Burgess, Leadership Coach, shares her why for behind her professional life and the shifts she has made over the years. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep108 Free workshop on 5 Shifts to end overwhelm as an HSP Entrepreneur https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endingoverwhelm2020-08-0423 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood106: Dealing with loneliness in Leadership as a WomanEver feel lonely at times as a woman leader? Host Nicole Burgess LMFT & Leadership Coach shares tips on how you can navigate making courageous decisions and taking action that others may not agree with you on. Whether you are in leadership at a company, in your own business, or if you are an introvert or HSP. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep106 Free workshop on 5 Shifts to end Overwhelm and Stress as an HSP Entrepreneur https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endingoverwhelm2020-07-2122 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood105: Mindfulness and Mental Wellbeing through Fiber ArtsHost Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach shares how her passions in the fiber arts can improve your mental health, become a mindfulness practice, and continue century-long traditions. Highly sensitive women are creative, so why not incorporate your love of fiber into your self-care routine. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep105 Sign up for the workshop: 5 Steps to End Overwhelm as an HSP Woman Entrepreneur www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endoverwhelm2020-07-1418 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood100: Racial Equality and HSP AlliesIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach celebrates over two years of Soulfilled Sisterhood podcast and ways to take action as an HSP ally for racial equality and justice. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep1002020-06-0915 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood99: Desired Connection in HSP Women FriendshipsGuest Robyn D’Angelo LMFT shares the importance of having women friendships, especially other highly sensitive women, in your life to support you during difficult moments, to celebrate the joys, and to connect to your deeper Self. If you are feeling lonely, disconnected, and uncertain about how female friendships can work for you, then tune in. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep99. If you are a highly sensitive woman and love what you do professionally yet struggle with overwhelm I invite you to watch this free workshop https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endoverwhelm2020-06-0245 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood91: Coping as an Introvert During CoronavirusHost Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach talks about ways women who prefer introversion can cope with everyone home during the coronavirus. Hear the differences between introversion and extraversion, along with tips you can do each day. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep912020-04-0722 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodBonus Parenting during CoronavirusHost Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach shares tips and strategies for parents who are working from home, their children are doing school from home, and self-care during the pandemic. Plus a special online gathering. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/parenting2020-03-2820 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodBonus Surrender to UncertainityHost Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach shares why she is doing Soufilled Sisterhood, ways to pivot from fear thinking to being present, and self-care tips as we navigate this time of life through a pandemic. Plus a special online gathering. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/together2020-03-2519 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodMagic of Liminal Space for Women EntrepreneursDoes fear keep you from stepping into liminal space or the different seasons of life? In this episode, Tamara Powell LMHC and Nicole Burgess LMFT discuss embracing the mist and foggy moments of life because it is THE place where the magic happens. Tamara shares a personal time in her life where she faced the fears and labels, so she could emerge more of her higher Self. Our 12-week mastermind, Stepping into Soul: Shredding Labels and Limitations is now open www.steppingintosoul.com For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep892020-03-2445 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood87: Childhood Emotional Neglect and Highly Sensitive PersonIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach talks about the impact of childhood emotional neglect and the highly sensitive person. Learn about how emotional neglect is different than emotional abuse, ways to pivot and resources. If you are a change maker, visionary, or heart-centered female entrepreneur doors are open for our upcoming mastermind called Stepping into Soul: Shredding Labels and Limitations with Tamara Powell LMHC and Nicole Burgess LMFT. www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep872020-03-1023 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodLiving Beyond Your Labels as a Female EntrepreneurAre your labels and roles keeping you stuck? In this episode, Tamara Powell LMHC and Nicole Burgess LMFT discuss developing a healthy ego and the importance of examining those constructs and labels as an adult. We talk about our favorite tools and authors that have helped us as entrepreneurs and women to live beyond the roles and labels. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep852020-02-2533 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodBusting through Limitations as Female EntrepreneursIn this episode, Tamara Powell LMHC and Nicole Burgess LMFT share their why behind becoming entrepreneurs, busting through limitations in our own field, and financial freedom in a service-oriented field. They also talk about personal growth as a business owner. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for an awesome collaboration possibility with us. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep812020-01-2837 min
Unapologetically SensitiveHonoring the Highly Sensitive Introvert with Nicole Burgess, LMFTTITLE Honoring the Highly Sensitive Introvert GUEST Nicole Burgess, LMFT EPISODE OVERVIEW What do people need to know about introverts? Do introverts tend to need more time to process? Do they tend to process internally vs. processing verbally in the moment? Are introverts shy, anxious, or do they hate people? Are introverts slow to warm up? We tackle some common myths about introversion. This is a fun, spontaneous interview, with lots of laughter. We have a messy, raw conversation about the difference between therapy and coaching that goes badly....2020-01-2158 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood78: Magic of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy with HSPsIn today’s episode guest Alane Freund, LMFT and International Consultant on Highly Sensitivity shares her journey of being a horsewoman from a young age to leading workshops and retreats for HSPs using horses, specializing in family therapy and education with families raising HS kids and HS teens and the magic of equine-assisted psychotherapy. Ms. Freund is on faculty at Kripalu in MA and 1440 Multiversity in CA as well as teaching at California Institute for Psychotherapy and the California Institute of Integral Studies. For full show notes: https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep782020-01-0739 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood77: Being Gentle and Fierce as an HSP WomanHost Nicole Burgess LMFT & Empowerment Coach talks about how HSP women are both gentle and fierce, no longer allowing your adolescent thinking run your life and reflecting on the past decade. If you haven’t already head over to www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/assessment and complete the perfectionism assessment. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep772019-12-3021 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood76: Top Five Downloaded Episodes of Soulfilled SisterhoodNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and Empowerment Coach to introverted and highly sensitive women. In this episode, she shares the top five most listened to and downloaded episodes of Soulfilled Sisterhood. Even if you have listened to them before I would encourage you to listen to them again because it is the holiday season. Establishing or setting new boundaries may be just what you need during this time of year or create self-care routines for yourself. If you have an HSP child then creating a plan to help them self-regulate during the holidays can be helpful for them a...2019-12-1008 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood75: Holiday obligation loss and loveHolidays can bring up joy, decorations, and feeling connected to family and loved ones. It can also bring up stress, overwhelm, sadness, thinking you have an obligation and more as an HSP. Host Nicole Burgess shares some ways to say No, stay in your lane in life, and live more intentionally. If people-pleasing and perfectionism get in your way during the holidays, then take perfectionism assessment at www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/assessment For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep752019-11-2618 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood74: How Perfectionism Shows Up in Business, Relationships and LifeFinal episode in this three-part series on Perfectionism and being a highly sensitive person. Host Nicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and Empowerment Coach to introverted, sensitive and high achieving professional women. She helps them end the overwhelmed and stressed out cycle, demote their inner critic, so they can do what they love without sacrificing their personal life. Listen in on examples of how perfectionist thinking impacts six areas of women’s lives and ways to begin to break free from the fear-based thoughts. Take the perfectionism assessment at www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/assessment For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.co...2019-11-1935 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood73: Where Perfectionist Thinking Comes FromCurious where your “not enough”, “need to perform”, “what will people think of me” thoughts started? In this episode, host Nicole Burgess explores where perfectionist thinking stems from, how getting curious with your own fearful thinking begins to shift the unconscious to the conscious and leading your life from an empowered state. This is part two of three-part series. Nicole is a licensed psychotherapist and Leadership Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women. She helps them end the overwhelmed and stressed out cycle, demote their inner critic, so they can do what they love without sacrificing their personal life. 2019-11-1229 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood72: Are You a Perfectionist or HSPIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess shares some signs you may be a perfectionist and how being an HSP may play into this. This is part one of three-part series. Nicole is a licensed psychotherapist and Leadership Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women. She helps them end the overwhelmed and stressed out cycle, demote their inner critic, so they can do what they love without sacrificing their personal life. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep722019-11-0518 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood71: Following Souls Calling as an Intuitive WriterFor full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep71. In today’s episode guest Nicole Strychaz shares her journey of loving to write as a teen to working in Corporate America to return to her soul’s mission as an empath. After spending years in HR due to fears around not being able to make a living off being a writer, Nicole is now an Intuitive Writer. She specializes in teaching others to listen and follow their own intuition in writing through one-on-one Mentoring, Writing Alchemy Sessions, and Professional Writing Services. She also shares her own work through blogging and eBoo...2019-10-2939 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood69: Why Introverts and HSPs Make Great LeadersIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess, a licensed psychotherapist and Leadership/Empowerment Coach to high achieving and sensitive female entrepreneurs discusses why introverts and HSPs make great leaders. What characteristics and traits you possess that help you excel in this role. From Susan Cain, Brene Brown, Dr. Aron and others who are blazing the trail of good leadership. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep69 Five Shifts to end overwhelmed and live balanced and connected as a highly sensitive woman entrepreneur www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endoverwhelm2019-10-1517 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood68: Loving Who You Are as a WomanHost Nicole Burgess, a licensed psychotherapist and Leadership/Empowerment Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women shares not loving who you are can manifest in the body, your relationships, and ways to begin to accept yourself. Do you love your uniqueness, gifts, introversion, and HSPness? Tune into this episode to learn how to break free from doubts and fears. The Self-Care Summit: Improve your Bottom Line AND your Personal Life is now complete and it was so amazing! If you still want to hear some valuable tips, get freebies, etc you can purchase the summit for only $97. www...2019-10-0822 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood64: Are You Living Life Looking in the Rearview MirrorIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess, a licensed psychotherapist and Leadership/Empowerment Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women asks questions on whether women are living their life facing forward or looking backwards. Are you listening to your soul or living unconsciously? Also stayed tuned for my upcoming summit in Oct called The Self-Care Summit: Improve your Bottom Line AND your Personal Life. I have some amazing coaches lined up to speak about specific areas of life as an entrepreneur. For full show notes and meditations: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep642019-09-1018 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood59: Fears Around Visibility as an Introverted WomanIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess answers a question from a listener about fears that occur around visibility as an introverted woman. Listen in as Nicole some common fears women have and ways to overcome them so you can live life more joyfully vs fear running your life. Stay tuned for more details on her upcoming summit in Oct called: The Self-Care Summit: Improve your Bottom Line AND your Personal Life. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep592019-08-0618 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood58: Harnessing the Power of Emotions as an HSPIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess shares steps in managing your emotions as a highly sensitive person and raise your own emotional intelligence. Nicole is a licensed psychotherapist and Empowerment Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women. She helps them end the overwhelmed and stressed out cycle so that they can thrive in life, create a balance that works for them and continue to make an impact in the world. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep582019-06-2517 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood55: Steps in Preventing Burnout for Introverts and HSPsNicole Burgess LMFT and Leadership and Empowerment Coach shares her experience of heading into the burnout zone and a coach she admired went to a more severe level of burning out. Listen to find out steps you can do to prevent burnout and other ways this can impact your life as an introverted and HSP. www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep552019-06-0415 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood54: Rituals for Life TransitionsIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess discusses creating rituals around life transitions and William Bridges book “Transitions”. Transitions are a natural part of life and giving yourself permission to feel the feelings and go deeper within during these changes, so you can realign with yourself in personal development. Embracing your courage, bravery and becoming more confident in yourself. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep542019-05-2816 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood51: Are you searching for permissionIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess shares where she was searching for approval and letting go of her power by asking permission from others. She explores how women often ask for permission in their lives vs live bravely and courageously from their soul’s guidance. Schedule your free breakthrough call with Nicole www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/appointment For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep512019-05-0717 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood50: Mind Body Connection and Amy Cuddy book PresenceHost Nicole Burgess LMFT and Leadership and Empowerment Coach to high achieving and introverted women discusses the mind-body connection, Amy Cuddy’s book “Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges”, and Imposter Syndrome. Nicole shares her training from graduate school in transpersonal psychology and how that impacts her work with women from looking outside themselves. Listen in to find out how you hold your body can impact your confidence, attitude and thoughts. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep502019-04-3016 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood49: Self Love and Compassion thru Loving Kindness MeditationHost Nicole Burgess discusses a question from a listener about self-love and compassion. In this episode, the loving-kindness meditation is shared as one way to build upon self-acceptance of our humanness. Full Show Notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep492019-04-2320 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood47: Rewrite your inner story and be the herioneIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess discusses rewriting your own inner story and being the heroine of your own life. To move from first half of life living to second half as psychiatrist Carl Jung wrote about in his work. To get curious and explore your inner world, to come out of the trance and to live with more freedom and expansion. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep472019-04-0921 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood45: What is Emotional Quotient or Intelligence and HSPsIn this episode, host Nicole Burgess discuss raising your emotional quotient (emotional intelligence), history of it, the components and dimensions, and ways to raise your EQ. Get curious if you are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated, reactive or responsive to events in your life. How introverts and highly sensitive people have many of these skills. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep452019-03-2624 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood41: Professional Work Life Boundaries for Introverts and HSP WomenNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and Empowerment Coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women. She helps them end the overwhelm and stressed out cycle so that they can thrive in life, create a balance that works for them and continue to make an impact in the world. She has been in the psychology world for over a decade and has a background in Accounting and being a Business Analyst. Nicole understands both the corporate world and being the CEO of her own service-oriented businesses. In this episode, she shares boundary tips for the eve...2019-02-2622 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood39: Facing Fears of Being Seen and Heard as HSP EntrepreneurNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and introvert mentor to NF’s and HSP professional women. She helps them end the overwhelm and stressed out cycle so that they can be more connected in relationships, thrive in life and create balance both professionally and personally. In this episode, I share common themes of fears high achieving and highly sensitive women share as entrepreneurs. I discuss my own personal journey in facing fears around podcasting and ways to let go of the stories associated with fears. Plus some practical tips on decreasing overwhelm and stress both professionally and in...2019-02-1217 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood36: Mindset on Upper Earnings and Practical Tools to Manage MoneyNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist, Introvert Empowerment Coach and previously an Accountant. In this episode, she discusses exploring limiting beliefs around your upper earnings potential, whether as an entrepreneur or in your career. Nicole also shares practical money resource books and tools from Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Barbara Stanny and more. For full show notes: www.NicoleBurgessCoaching.com/ep362019-01-2219 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood34: What is Your Money MindsetNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and introvert mentor to NF’s and HSP professional women. She helps them end the overwhelm and stressed out cycle so that they can be more connected in relationships, thrive in life and create harmony both professionally and personally. In this episode, I talk about money mindset. I love talking about money. The reason is I love helping other women work through their fears around money. Suze Orman talks about “standing in your truth” and I love that statement because when you do you stand in your own truth you come from a...2019-01-0822 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood33: Top Five Episodes in 2018-Boundaries, Anxiety, HSP, and Lifestyle of HSPNicole Burgess, LMFT and Empowerment Mentor for high achieving, introverted and sensitive women, shares the top five episodes of 2018. I also discuss upcoming episode topics for 2019 and taking a week off the podcast. To see the show notes for episodes 12, 4, 9, 2 and 11 and 7 go to https://nicoleburgesscoaching.com/podcast/episodes/2018-12-2508 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood29: Training the brain as an HSPIn this episode returning guest Julie Bjelland LMFT shares her online course and book for the highly sensitive person (HSP) in brain training to manage stress. Julie's mission is to help sensitive people reduce the challenges and increase the positives. Through her website, specializing in Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), also known as Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), she offers many valuable resources for both HSPs and parents of sensitive children. Julie has a mission to spread awareness and education about the trait of high sensitivity and believes the world needs the gifts of sensitive people. Full s...2018-11-2752 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood28: Gratitude, Joy, and Love PracticeNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and introvert mentor to NF’s and HSP professional women. She helps them end the overwhelm and stressed out cycle so that they can be more connected in relationships, thrive in life and create harmony both professionally and personally. In this episode, she shares about having a gratitude practice, law of attraction, and its impacts on your mind, relationships and life. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep282018-11-2015 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood26: Introversion vs AnxietyHost, Nicole Burgess, shares descriptions of introversion from Inner Kinetics, Myers Briggs and Carl Jung and how fears, self-doubt, and anxiety is different. She also discusses mindfulness and self-care as an introverted woman. Show notes at www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep262018-11-0620 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood23: Midlife Unraveling as a WomanNicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist and empowerment coach who believes every woman is the leader in their own life and has the inner wisdom already within. She helps women in their personal and professional life step out from behind the masks they wear, embrace their strengths as introverts, highly sensitive, and spiritual beings, so they can blaze their own soul-filled trail. In this episode, she talks about letting go of personas, masks, illusions, and false beliefs in midlife. The power of self-reflection, tapping into your inner knowing, shadow work and more. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/e...2018-10-1626 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood18: Superpower of Introversion and Building a Successful BusinessAnnie Schuessler is a business coach for therapists, creator of The Superpower Method For Therapists® Program and podcast host of Therapist Clubhouse. She helps private practice entrepreneurs build profitable and fulfilling businesses by leveraging their unique superpowers. For full show notes: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep18 In this episode: Annie shares when she figured out she was introverted Learning your pace to maintain your energy level Embracing “business geek” part and developed her business around this strength Evolution of her creating her coaching business Looking at her process and the successes of private practice owners in de...2018-09-1132 min
Soulfilled Sisterhood17: Breaking through Limiting BeliefsHost, Nicole Burgess, shares where and how limiting beliefs develop plus how you can break through them. Learn how your subconscious can be sabotaging your thoughts and behaviors. How self-reflection, awareness, and spirituality can change your vibrational energy and allow life to have more flow and ease. Nicole Burgess is an Introvert Empowerment Mentor helping women break free from their good girl mindset and blaze their own trail as the spiritually awakened woman. Show notes at www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/ep17 2018-09-0418 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodWomen growing up from being good girlIn this episode, Nicole Burgess shares the good girl mindset or image and how to reawaken the woman within you. Breaking free from placing your self-worth, acceptance, desires in the hands of others and bring your inner wisdom and power back to Self. In this episode: Looking outside yourself for answers or acceptance What it means to be a good girl Challenging your thoughts and previous beliefs Living your values or out of alignment How fearful thoughts increase anxiety, resentment, discontentment, and blocks joy Episode 1 and self-reflection Steps to reclaim your inner wisdom For full s...2018-05-2214 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodPower of self-reflection and contemplationHost, Nicole Burgess, shares how daily self-reflection can change not only the relationship you have with yourself but also with others and your spiritual path. It impacts every area of your life from career, parenting, self-development, spirituality, and the neural pathways in your brain. Show notes at www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com In this episode: What is self-reflection Changes in the brain How it can improve relationships How it can help you The mind/body/spirit connection Contemplation and spiritual path Practice of mindfulness can be sitting or moving Intuition and inner wisdom 2018-05-2212 min
Soulfilled SisterhoodIntroduction to Soulfilled SisterhoodNicole Burgess licensed marriage and family therapist and empowerment mentor to women is the host of this podcast. This weekly show will have solo and guest interviews on being an introvert, highly sensitive person, entrepreneur, leader, managing anxiety, self-development, inner wisdom, spirituality and more. This podcast was created to support women in various seasons of their life. Where women can come together and celebrate one another, find inspiration, hope, support, and at times challenge mindsets. Show Notes www.NicoleBurgessCoaching.com/Podcast2018-05-0906 min
Launching Your DaughterPivoting and changing focusIn today's episode, Nicole shares the changing of the podcast and future of Soulfilled Sisterhood. To stay informed please go to www.LaunchingYourDaughter.com and sign up for the newsletter. Thank you all for your support, encouragement, and feedback along this journey. Moving forward in bringing women together and how they are impacting our future generation of girls.2017-10-1004 min
Launching Your DaughterNavigating divorce with your teen daughterToday's guest is Stuart Fensterheim, a licensed clinical social worker, blogger, author and podcast host. He is located in Scottsdale, AZ. Stuart is a couples expert which means he works with couples having difficulty feeling close and connected to one another. He assist them in finding ways to deepen their relationship by understanding and sharing what each persons needs in the relationship. In today’s episode we are going to discuss divorce and how parents can navigate this with their teens. If you need parenting support or wanting to reclaim your inner knowing I invite you to go t...2017-10-0336 min
Launching Your DaughterCommunicating encouragement to improve self-esteem and confidence for teen daughtersIn today’s episode I discuss the difference between praise and encouragement, discouraging statements and self-reflection. Being a teenager can be challenging because they are wanting to feel accepted, step into their own identity but are still trying out new behaviors or beliefs, and wanting to feel successful and that they are enough. Parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors can role-model encouragement to improve self-esteem and use language that supports the teens in their life. I invite you to sign up for my newsletter to stay updated and receive other parenting tips or information about upcoming events at ww...2017-09-2624 min
Launching Your DaughterMotherhood and creativity through myths and fairytalesMy guest today is Lisa Marchiano, is a licensed clinical social worker and Jungian Analyst. She has a private practice located in Philadelphia, PA and works with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships issues, past traumas and grief and loss. She likes to work with myth, dreams and fairytales in her practice. If you need parenting support or wanting to reclaim your inner knowing I invite you to go to www.NicoleBurgessCoaching.com or www.NicoleCBurgess.com/ep70 Myths, fairytales and archetypes: Lisa discusses what it is to be a Jungian analyst Jung stated w...2017-09-1932 min
Launching Your DaughterTeen girls challenge family identities and rolesIn today’s episode I am going to discuss family roles and how your teenagers can challenge them. Before I get into this I want to share a movie I watched recently called Tommy’s Honour. It is based on true facts regarding a father (Tom Morris) and his son (Tommy Morris) in the late 1800’s in Scotland. These two men are credited with being pioneers of professional golf. Tom wanted Tommy to take over the business of being greens keeper and the club and ball maker when he died. Tommy wanted to play golf and challenged not only his fa...2017-09-1215 min
Launching Your DaughterParents of young girls feeling anxious or a picky eaterMy guests today is Susan Sweet PhD and Brenda Miles PhD. Susan is a clinical psychologist and mother of two.She has worked in hospital, school, and community-based settings and is passionate about children’ mental health and well-being. Susan hopes worries never overshadow anyone’s dreams. Brenda is a pediatric neuropsychologist who has worked in hospital, rehabilitation, and school settings. Brenda has conquered her fear of writing, despite the risk of rejections, revisions, and writer’s block. As for her other fears, she’s still working on them. Susan and Brenda have co-authored Princes Penelopea Hates Peas: A Tales of Picky...2017-09-0526 min
Launching Your DaughterEmbracing changes in life from high school and beyondIn today’s episode, I am returning to a discussion about transitions in life. If your daughter is graduating high school or college this year, now is a good time begin having conversations around this change. Often we do not acknowledge the joys and sorrows that come with ending a chapter in our lives and creating dialog about this topic is important to help create a smoother transition. I also share the possible transition with this podcast and embracing changes. I invite you to sign up for my newsletter to stay updated and receive other parenting tips or...2017-08-3014 min
Launching Your DaughterRelationship with parent and teen daughterIn today’s episode, I discuss ways parents and caregivers can either deepen their relationship with their teen daughter or create a bigger divide. Over the years teenagers have shared their frustrations with me about what their parents do or don’t do in building a relationship with them. These suggestions are areas to reflect on, discuss during family meetings, explore how to improve or change current behaviors both as parents or as teens. I invite you to sign up for my newsletter to stay updated and receive other parenting tips or information about upcoming events at www.L...2017-08-2219 min
Launching Your DaughterAssertiveness and womenMy guest today is Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in women’s emotional health and relationships. Dr. Hanks is the founder and director of Wasatch Family Therapy, author of The Burnout Cure and The Assertiveness Guide for Women, a blogger, a local and national media contributor, an online influencer, a consultant, and an award-winning performing songwriter. A native Californian, Hanks currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT with her husband and their 4 children. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, taking naps, reading, writing, eating a lot of chocolat...2017-08-1529 min
Launching Your DaughterTime management and organization for teens with Maggie WrayMy guest today is Dr. Maggie Wray. She is a psychologist, mentor and life coach in the Atlanta, GA area. Maggie has Ph.D. in Neurobiology & Behavior from Cornell and is a success coach for teens and young adults. A fun fact about Maggie, she has a Bachelor degree in astrophysics from Princeton. In this episode, you will learn: Getting the “why” in time management for your teen Training yourself to focus Planners, calendars, and organization I invite you to sign up for my newsletter to stay updated and receive other parenting tips or information abou...2017-08-0845 min
Launching Your Daughter63: How autism impacts familiesMy guest today is Janeen Herskovitz is a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida and owner of Puzzle Peace Counseling, LLC. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Rowan University in New Jersey, (1995) and her Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University (2010). She is a trained as an EMDR Trauma Therapist, and writes as a Topic Expert contributor on Autism Spectrum at goodtherapy.org. She has been married to her husband, Joe since 1995, and together, they have two teenage children. Janeen’s podcast, Autism Blueprint, covers a variety of topics surrounding...2017-08-0135 min
Launching Your Daughter62: Girls Love, Relationships and More with Karen Rayne PhDWelcome. My guest today Karen Rayne who has a PhD is in Educational Psychology. She has been working in education for the past two decades with an expertise in sexuality education. She began working in sexuality education in 2007 by providing comprehensive sexuality education classes for middle school students and human sexuality classes for college students through Psychology departments. Dr. Rayne is passionate about providing comprehensive sexuality education to people of all ages and stages with sensitivity and a touch of humor. She founded Unhushed in order to expand her educational reach and to open family conversations about sexuality in...2017-07-1831 min
Launching Your Daughter61: Spiritual Practices in familiesToday’s episode I discuss how a spiritual practice can improve relationships with others and self, how it can help your daughter, what it is and what it is not and intuition. What is a spiritual practice? Spiritual practice can include religious practices Morality deals with issues of right and wrong Ethical system set of values or beliefs and how we conduct ourselves in social scenes or relationships Spirituality is the inner knowing, connection to universe or higher power, higher awareness Maslow hierarchy of needs-used the terms "physiological," "safety", "belonging" and "love", "esteem", "self-actualization", and "self-transcendence" to describe the pa...2017-06-2718 min
Launching Your Daughter60: Investing in yourself or your daughter- coaching vs psychotherapyToday’s episode I discuss why investing in yourself as a parent, caregiver or investing in your adolescent is important. I will also discuss the differences between coaching and psychotherapy. Why investing in yourself or your daughter is necessary Everyone has their blind spots or shadows Investing in yourself is supporting your mind, body, and spiritual self Whether investing in coaching services or mental health services you are gaining a deeper understanding of yourself, where you want to be and/or healing past hurts, traumas or gaining support in improving your mental health Investing in your daug...2017-06-2017 min
Launching Your Daughter59: Encouragement for Dads of DaughtersToday’s episode is for all the dads who are listening and raising adolescent girls. Whether you are the biological dad, step-dad, male figure in her in life this episode is dedicated to you. At the time of this recording, next Sunday is Father’s Day here in the United States. Dad’s I know this stage of development for many teen girls can be challenging because she begins to pull away from parents. My hope is after listening today you find encouragement in staying connected with your daughter or daughters. I want to begin by stating how my Dad ha...2017-06-1317 min
Launching Your Daughter58: Taming the Beast of control battles with Neil BrownMy guest today is Neil Brown a licensed clinical social worker, author, and podcaster. He is located in the beautiful area of Santa Cruz, CA. Neil has over 40 years of clinical experience, comes from a systemic approach and works with families and couples and kids of every age.In today’s episode, we are going to explore some areas in his recent book called Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle. His book is written for parents of middle to high school age teens. In this episode you will learn: What is a control battle? What are the de...2017-06-0639 min
Launching Your Daughter57: Sleep Hygiene, Teens and VampiresToday’s episode I discuss why sleep is important for your teen daughters, how it is normal for adolescents to stay up later and want to sleep during the day vs adults and ways to encourage healthier sleep patterns. I enjoy sleep and know this an area of struggle for many families of teenagers. The adolescent brain is going through many neurological changes and poor sleep can impact many areas of your daughter’s life. In this episode you will learn: How lack of sleep impacts your daughter’s physical, emotional and cognitive abilities Why teens are li...2017-05-3016 min
Launching Your Daughter56: Dream Catching for Caregivers of Teens with Mari LeeMy guest today is Mari A. Lee a licensed marriage and family therapist, a certified sex addiction therapist, the founder of Growth Counseling Services in Glendora, California, a best-selling author, popular national speaker, and a business coach supporting therapists in developing multiple income streams. Additionally, Mari is the co-founder of the annual “Shine Retreat for Women” in Laguna Beach, CA. In this episode, you will learn: Mari talks about her own experience of being in foster care The Roles moms and dads can play in supporting teen girls How self-care can benefit your teenage daughter I invi...2017-05-2342 min
Launching Your Daughter55: Parents and teens challenging anxiety with Lynn LyonsWelcome to the Launching Your Daughter Podcast, today’s guest is Lynn Lyons, LICSW who is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who lives in Concord, New Hampshire and is in private practice there. In today’s episode, Lynn talks about how she became involved with this work, why your daughter shouldn’t avoid disappointment and hardship and ways to improve anxiety issues within a family. For 27 years, Lynn has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults and children. She is an international speaker and trainer on the subject of anxiety, its role in families, and the ne...2017-05-1632 min
Launching Your Daughter54: Mothers Day can be a day of Celebration and SorrowToday’s episode I discuss Mother’s Day can be a time to celebrate and share how much you appreciate what you mom has done for you over the years. For others, it can be a day of sorrow, remembrance or pain. Whether this day brings you happiness or sorrow or pain, giving yourself permission to be where you and taking care of yourself is important. In this episode you will learn: Sharing and celebrating what you appreciate about your mother Remembering and creating ritual around the loss of your mom Reflecting on a painful past and...2017-05-0913 min
Launching Your Daughter53: Budgeting for CollegeToday’s episode I return to discussing budgeting, finances and planning with your daughter. At the time of this recording here in the Unites States, many high schools seniors are getting ready to graduate within the next month or so. This is an exciting time for many families and can also create emotions of sadness and worry. Over the last decade, I have worked with many teen girls and their parents in navigating this transition. One specific area that I continue to discuss with parents and their daughters is budgeting. As I discussed in episode nine if you haven’t al...2017-05-0213 min
Launching Your Daughter52: Postpartum depression symptoms and support for momsToday’s guest is Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D., is a psychologist specializing maternal mental health and the creator and host of the Mom & Mind Podcast. She was drawn to this specialty after going through Postpartum Depression and Anxiety with her first child. Dr. Kat has a private practice in Claremont, Ca and runs a free pregnancy and postpartum stress support group in her community. She volunteers with Postpartum Support International as the area co-coordinator for San Bernardino Co. Dr. Kat works with San Bernardino Co.’s Maternal Mental Health workgroup to provide training to local mental health and allied heal...2017-04-2524 min
Launching Your Daughter51: Seven ways for teen girls to manage emotionsToday’s guest is Mallory Grimste, Licensed Clinical Social Worker located in Woodbridge CT. She specializes in helping anxious, depressed, and emotional teens create a life worth living. Her clients often leave therapy with better self-esteem and improved relationships now that they have the skills needed to be more mindful, cope with life's stress, communicate more effectively, and regulate their emotions. In this episode you will learn: Therapy process and creating treatment goals What is DBT and seven skills teens can use to manage strong emotions How treatment goals improve communication between parents and teens I i...2017-04-1820 min
Launching Your Daughter50: Anxiety and killing ANTsToday’s episode I return to ways to manage anxiety and share techniques from various medical doctors and therapists. Anxiety can be genetic, but more often it is learned behavior. Mindfulness continues to be shown how it reduces anxiety, depression, ADHD and chronic pain symptoms. In this episode you will learn: Dr. Daniel Siegel’s hand model of the brain Dr. Daniel Amen’s killing the ANTs Distorted thoughts categories I invite you to sign up for my newsletter to stay updated and receive other parenting tips or information about upcoming events at www.LaunchingYourDaughter.com or...2017-04-1119 min
Launching Your Daughter49: Diversity, Seek to Understand and LoveToday’s episode I share my recent experience at a conference in Washington D.C. where over 4,500 mental health professionals from various parts of the world gathered. I discuss visiting different Smithsonian museums and how the people and our past events impacted me. My invitation to parents and caregiver to seek to understand from your daughter vs creating division in your differences. In this episode you will learn: The message from Brené Brown and William Doherty is about sharing our vulnerabilities and seeking to understand Slowing conversations down with your daughter and creating a family foundation of love...2017-04-0414 min
Launching Your Daughter48: Expectations and Letting Go in familiesToday’s episode I share how parents can learn to manage their expectations of their daughters, explore their own emotions and how assertive communication skills come into play. Relationships are work whether it is a parent/child or friendship or partnership. When we project our expectations onto the other person, then we create our own frustrations or suffering vs letting go of the outcome. In this episode you will learn: Managing expectations Using assertive communication Staying the course parents I want to say thank you to all my listeners and for those of you who ha...2017-03-2814 min
Launching Your Daughter47: Managing Chronic Pain in FamiliesToday’s guest is Daniela Paolone, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Westlake Village, CA. Daniela specializes in supporting people living with chronic pain, illness, anxiety, and depression. In today’s episode she shares mindfulness and emotional freedom techniques along with the science behind how these techniques can help manage symptoms. Daniela discusses how parents who have chronic pain or illness can stay connected to their daughter and ways parents can support their daughter if she has chronic pain or illness. Daniela completed her Masters in Counseling Psychology with a Specialization in Latino Counseling. After earning her2017-03-2140 min
Launching Your Daughter46: Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Single Parent and a Teenage MermaidToday’s guest is Elizabeth Bonet who is a certified Hypnotherapist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology, an author, podcaster, and yoga teacher. Dr. Bonet helps people feel more emotionally stable, happier and more connected to their partner, friends, and loved ones. Her specialties are hypnosis and anxiety along with doing couples counseling and Perinatal Mood Disorders. She has been a yoga teacher for over 15 years and was the founder of Yogafairy Prenatal Yoga, which she sold in May of 2016. Elizabeth is a single mom of two daughters, a cat and a rescue dog. In this episode you...2017-03-1433 min
Launching Your Daughter45: Girls Inc Empowering Teen to be Strong, Smart and BoldToday’s guest is LaTasha Hudson, Vice President of Development and Public Relations for Girls, Inc here in Indianapolis, IN. She has been the Director of Programs for 5 years and has the most direct program experience within our organization. She has a passion for serving girls in our community. Girls Inc is a national organization empowering girls and their parents. In this episode you will learn: Mission of Girls Inc How parents can get involved and/or teach their daughter life skills Programs, camps and STEM For full show notes go to www.LaunchingYourDaughter.com and...2017-03-0722 min
Launching Your Daughter44: Mindfulness and review of Muse headband for meditationIn today’s episode, I’m going to talk about mindfulness and a product I use that helps me meditate called Muse. Studies have shown that mindfulness and meditation can reduce anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and increase gray matter in our brains. The increase in gray matter can improve our brain health, cognitive abilities, and awareness. As we gain more self-awareness and are more in the present moment, then we are able to show up in relationships and fully listen. We are more able to respond to situations vs react to them, calm ourselves, and use healthier coping skills. 2017-02-2815 min
Launching Your Daughter43: Encouragement from mothers to moms of teen girlsToday’s episode is words of encouragements from mother’s of adult daughters to mom’s of teenage daughters. Mothers from around the country shared what they learned when their daughters were teens and how these lessons help them create a strong bond with their adult daughters today. Being a parent of a teenager can be challenging and rewarding. It is a developmental stage in life, which means it doesn’t last forever. In this episode, you will learn: Self-care is vital for mothers Firm but fair boundaries Self-compassion for yourself and parenting For full show not...2017-02-2119 min
Launching Your Daughter42: Talk sex with your teenToday's guest is the creator of Talk Sex with Me Tara Spears. In this episode, Tara talks about the difficulties of talking about sex with teenagers, the importance of knowing your own values and reasons why parents themselves may struggle to talk about sex with their teenagers. Ms. Spears graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education from the University of Central Florida in 2005. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist. She has over ten years of experience working with individuals, children, families, and couples encountering a variety of ha...2017-02-1433 min
Launching Your Daughter41: How to help stop bullying with your teenagerToday’s guest is Matt Hart who is from southern Indiana. Matt has been a high school Theatre, English, Speech and Debate teacher for just over 20 years and also served as a theater director at Gibson Southern High School. More recently Matt has chosen to pursue an endeavor he is passionate about speaking to people about bullying. He gives a 45 minute presentation entitled “reACT to Bullying” to various schools across Indiana and continues to reach more schools through out the country to help educate and stop bullying in our schools. In this episode you will learn: Matt’s...2017-02-0735 min
Launching Your Daughter40: Warning signs of your daughter in an abusive relationshipToday’s episode is about teen dating abuse and violence. I know this topic can be difficult to hear, but I am encouraging you to listen because unfortunately this continues to be an all to common issue I see in my practice. In the past I co-facilitated a domestic violence batterer’s intervention group for teen boys. They had been charged with being physically abusive toward a partner or family member or a person and were required to attend a either a 26 or 52 week program for perpetrators. The agency I worked at had a group for teen girls and two...2017-01-3117 min
Launching Your Daughter39: Holistic approach to using mindfulness and herbal medicine with mothersToday’s guest is Chonteau McElvin and she is located in Winter Garden, FL. Chonteau is often called a Modern Day Medicine Woman and she has been empowering women to tap into their inner wise woman for over 20 years. Chonteau spent over half of her social work career empowering and teaching teen girls about mindfulness and the importance of sacred ritual. She now has a thriving intuitive coaching practice where she supports mostly women, awaken their authentic selves through archetypal awareness, energy medicine and other shamanic healing methods. She recently founded Soul Care University, a distance learning and virtual he...2017-01-2427 min
Launching Your Daughter38: Empowering and Teaching Leadership skills at Girls Rule FoundationMy guest today is Dena Patton. Dena followed her dream to move to NYC at age 22 and built her own business at age 24 but after a minor stroke at age 27 she sold her marketing company and followed her calling to work with girls and women. She became a speaker, best selling author and coach who work with leaders and women entrepreneurs to help them build companies that make a great difference in the world. She is the creator of Greatness Leadership Academy and author of Igniting Greatness. In 2007 she cofounded the Girls Rule Foundation that offers 5 programs that help...2017-01-1738 min
Launching Your Daughter37: How parents support teens discovering gender identityToday’s guest is Dara Hoffman-Fox who is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), gender therapist, speaker and author of “You and Your Gender Identity”. Her private practice is located in Colorado Springs CO. Dara works with transgender, gender variant, and gender questioning individuals. In this episode you will learn: What is a gender therapist What is transgender and non-binary How parents can support their child or teen Fears parents have voiced For full show notes go to www.LaunchingYourDaughter.com and to sign up to receive announcements about my local teen girls group and future online...2017-01-1033 min
Launching Your Daughter36: Loving Kindness Meditation and AnxietyToday’s episode is a meditation called Loving Kindness or Metta Bhavana. It is a method of developing compassion. It comes from the Buddhist tradition, but it can be adapted and practiced by anyone, regardless of religious affiliation; loving-kindness meditation is essentially about cultivating love. It is unconditional; it does not depend on whether one “deserves” it or not; it is not restricted to friends and family; it extends out from personal categories to include all living beings. There are no expectations of anything in return. This is the ideal, pure love, which everyone has within them. We begin with l...2017-01-0316 min
Launching Your Daughter35: Parents time to reflect, celebrate and embrace past yearToday’s episode is for parents and the role they have been doing over the last year. Parenting is a full time job with both its challenges and rewards. At the time of this recording it is December and we await for the new year to begin. I am inviting all parents to set aside some time and reflect on your role as a parent. Most parents I work with struggle to see what they are doing well or celebrate how they have broken negative family patterns, such as abuse. So today I am asking you to get out so...2016-12-2710 min
Launching Your Daughter34: How Art Therapy can be effective with teensMy guest today is Natalie DeFay-Foster, a licensed associate marriage and family therapist at Integrative Art Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona. Natalie is a trained Clinical Art Therapist and specializes in working with adolescents, adults and families. I am excited to speak with her today in how art therapy can be beneficial in working with teen girls and their parents. In this episode you will learn: You don’t need any previous art experience to participate Art therapy can deepen and change family relationships Art therapy can improve communication and relationship skills between parents and teens For full sh...2016-12-2025 min
Launching Your Daughter27: How to cope during holidays after lossAt the time of this recording fall is here, which means here in the U.S. that holidays are approaching. For many people the holidays are filled with happiness and family gatherings. For some people the holidays may be filled with sadness and loss. If you have lost a parent, partner, family member, friend or a family pet, I will discuss some ways to cope with the loss. In this episode you will learn: It is healthy to share your feelings and honor the loss Adults and children share and express grief differently Self-care and self-compassion...2016-11-0113 min
Launching Your Daughter21: Music reduces anxiety for women and teen girlsToday’s guest is Maya Benattar, licensed creative art therapist and board certified music therapist in New York city and Manhattan, NY. Maya talks about her work with women and how singing, music and mindfulness can calm worries and fears. We know music is important to most teenagers and can be a great way for parents to connect with them. Music can help us transcend from the stuckness to a place of feeling seen and connected. In this episode you will learn: Maya works primarily with women who struggle with anxiety “ Triumph over anxiety to understand it a...2016-09-2030 min
Launching Your Daughter0: Introduction to Launching Your Daughter Podcast and what to expectWelcome to Launching Your Daughter podcast. In this episode Nicole Burgess Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the host of Launching Your Daughter podcast introduces herself and talks about what to expect on the podcast. The podcast will discuss topics such as anxiety, depression, preparing for college, managing time and money, relationship issues, parenting, communication skills, mindfulness, and alternative psychotherapy approaches. There will be interviews with psychotherapists and other professionals, with the focus on empowering parents and their teen daughters.2016-05-0906 min