The Contentment Creator

Ellen Broen
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Welcome to The Contentment Creator Podcast – the ultimate podcast for conscious creators, mindful parents, and visionary entrepreneurs who are ready to embrace courage, clarity, and contentment in every facet of life. I’m your host, Ellen Broen – a certified life coach, professional singer, mom, and unapologetic fan of clever wordplay, cozy books, and adorable dogs. This podcast is your daily dose of inspiration to help you: ✨ Find clarity in your life vision and decisions. ✨ Ignite creativity and unlock your entrepreneurial potential. ✨ Cultivate contentment and balance in your personal and professional journey. ✨ Build thriving communities that feel like home. Each short, impactful episode dives into topics like: ✔️ How to be content with yourself and your life. ✔️ Creating consistency and flow in your business. ✔️ Living consciously while pursuing your passions. ✔️ Building self-care practices that sustain your life and career. Drawing insights from thought leaders like Dr. Shefali, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Rick Rubin, we’ll answer questions like: ✨ What does it mean to be creative in everyday moments? ✨ How do you live a conscious life and lead with intention? ✨ How can you find motivation and stay grounded in an ever-changing world? With actionable tips, inspiring conversations, and relatable stories, The Contentment Creator Podcast helps you balance ambition with presence and purpose. 💡 Follow and rate the show on your favorite podcast app or subscribe on YouTube so you never miss an episode. Together, let’s transform a world of content creators into a world of Contentment Creators – one inspiring episode at a time.

  1. 1 day ago

    The Pivot Comes When You Stop Forcing

    Self care, clarity of mind, being content, conscious living, and how to stay motivated are often the missing pieces when life feels impossible. In this episode of The Contentment Creator, we're exploring why the answer isn't always pushing harder—and how protecting your energy can reveal the next right step. After seven weeks of frustration, rejection, and constant problem-solving, I learned a lesson that changed everything: sometimes the breakthrough comes when you stop forcing it. In this episode, I share why self care is not a luxury but a leadership skill, how clarity of mind emerges when we create space, and why being content with the vision while remaining flexible about the path is a key part of conscious living. 🔹 Why We Become Consumed by Problems When we're exhausted, what we call determination can actually be fear, stress, and nervous-system overload. Learn how to recognize the difference between devotion and self-abandonment. 🔹 The Difference Between Persistence and Dysregulation How to stay motivated without sacrificing your health, relationships, joy, and well-being in the process. 🔹 The Power of Putting the Problem Down The 24-48 hour practice that helped me finally see what had been hidden by exhaustion and overthinking. 🔹 CEO Self Care and Leadership Capacity Why self care protects your ability to lead, create, make decisions, and pivot effectively when circumstances change. 🔹 Creating Space for Clarity Clarity of mind doesn't always come from trying harder. Sometimes it comes from stepping away long enough to hear what your intuition has been trying to tell you. Being content doesn't mean settling. Conscious living doesn't mean avoiding challenges. And learning how to stay motivated doesn't require running yourself into the ground. Sometimes the next breakthrough begins with a nap, a walk, a conversation, or simply giving yourself permission to rest. 📌 Subscribe for weekly episodes on personal development, entrepreneurship, creativity, self care, conscious living, and building a life rooted in contentment. 👇 What would become obvious if you weren't so exhausted? Share your thoughts in the comments. 0:00 — Hook: Have you ever become the problem? 0:21 — That was me — refreshing apps like a raccoon at 2 AM 0:32 — What we call grit is sometimes dysregulation in a blazer 0:53 — Focus = fear with a spreadsheet 1:14 — Pivoting requires a regulated nervous system 1:35 — Clarity doesn't arrive while you're strangling the problem 2:05 — The advice: put it down for 24–48 hours 2:30 — Rest is not the opposite of commitment 3:05 — Self-care for the pivot: we are humans, not machines 3:51 — The truth Ellen couldn't hear until she rested 4:11 — What CEO care actually means 4:29 — Depleted vs. resourced: how pivots feel different 4:57 — The goal: know when to step back from the wall 5:42 — Closing question: what would be obvious if you weren't exhausted? 6:08 — The pivot reveals itself when you create space 7:02 — Outro

    8 min

  2. 2 days ago

    Do not hire a nanny. Hire a FAMILY ASSISTANT.

    Family assistant, entrepreneur parent, childcare for entrepreneurs, work from home mom, and family assistant job description — if you're struggling to find childcare that actually supports the reality of running a business, this episode is for you. After seven weeks, 136 applications, countless interviews, and more frustration than I thought possible, I finally discovered the problem: I wasn't looking for a nanny. I was looking for a family assistant. In this episode of The Contentment Creator, I'm sharing exactly how I found our dream support person, where I posted the job, the exact family assistant job description I used, and why this approach completely changed the quality of applicants I received. Watch The key to being unstoppable: https://youtu.be/Clw8zr1GZNA This episode covers: 🔹 Why Traditional Childcare Searches Weren't Working Many entrepreneur parents and work-from-home moms need a different kind of support than a traditional nanny role provides. If you've felt frustrated trying to explain what you're looking for, there may be a reason. 🔹 The Difference Between a Nanny and a Family Assistant I break down the responsibilities, expectations, and mindset shifts that helped me realize I was recruiting for the wrong role entirely. 🔹 The Exact Job Ad That Changed Everything I'll share the actual family assistant job description I posted, the platform I used, the compensation range, and the small details that helped attract higher-quality candidates. 🔹 Creating a Role That Supports Your Family and Business As entrepreneur parents, our lives don't fit neatly into traditional boxes. Learn how I designed a role that supports childcare, household management, personal assistance, and creative business operations. 🔹 How to Attract the Right Candidates The goal isn't finding someone willing to do everything. The goal is creating a position that aligns with the strengths, interests, and goals of the right person. If you're tired of trying to force your family's needs into a traditional childcare model, this episode may save you weeks—or months—of frustration. Because sometimes the solution isn't finding a better candidate. It's getting clearer about the role you're actually trying to fill. 📌 Subscribe for weekly episodes on entrepreneurship, conscious parenting, creativity, personal development, and building a life that truly works for your family. 👇 If you're an entrepreneur parent, what kind of support would make the biggest difference in your life right now? Let me know in the comments. 0:28 — Context: link to Tuesday's episode 0:51 — Where to search for childcare in your area 1:13 — Research your local market 2:07 — If you just want a nanny, this video isn't for you 2:33 — Why work-from-home parents scare off nannies 3:15 — Nannies vs. work-from-home parents explained 3:23 — The Mrs. Doubtfire nanny problem 3:57 — Where things got spicy: wanting a true partner 4:54 — The reframe: you need a **family assistant** 5:22 — Caveat: quality support = quality compensation 6:10 — The creative twist: content creation support 7:09 — The dream role: family + creative ops assistant 7:22 — The actual job ad (verbatim) 11:24 — Posted on Indeed — how it worked 13:21 — Closing encouragement 13:47 — Outro

    14 min

  3. 3 days ago

    3 things you NEED to know before pivoting

    How to pivot without giving up on your vision — If you're wondering how to stay motivated when every strategy seems to hit a wall, this episode is for you. Successful pivoting isn't about abandoning the dream—it's about changing the approach while staying committed to the outcome. In this episode of The Contentment Creator, I'm sharing the essential advice for successful pivoting that I've used in entrepreneurship, parenting, marriage, and coaching. Whether you're building a business, navigating a major life transition, or trying to create an outcome that feels just out of reach, these principles will help you move forward with more clarity and confidence. This episode covers: 🔹 Clarify and Expand the Vision Many people struggle because their vision is either too vague or too narrow. Learn how to define what you truly want while remaining open to different paths that could lead you there. 🔹 How to Pivot Without Losing Momentum Sometimes the problem isn't your goal. Sometimes you're simply looking in the wrong place, using the wrong strategy, or calling the solution by the wrong name. I share the childcare search story that taught me this lesson firsthand. 🔹 What to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up If you've reached the point where you're exhausted, discouraged, and ready to quit, there are three things you must do before making any major decisions: ✔ Put the goal down for 24–48 hours ✔ Prioritize self-care and recovery ✔ Seek support from trusted people 🔹 Don't Change What's Working One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs, creators, and parents make is tearing everything down too soon. Learn how to identify what's already working and build from there instead of constantly starting over. Successful pivoting requires a unique balance of commitment and flexibility. Stay committed to the vision. Stay flexible about the path. Because sometimes the breakthrough isn't found by trying harder—it's found by seeing the problem from a completely different angle. 📌 Subscribe for weekly episodes on entrepreneurship, creativity, personal development, conscious living, and building a life that feels as good as it looks. 👇 What's a pivot that completely changed the outcome of something important in your life? Share your story in the comments. 0:32 — Tip #1: Clarify & expand the vision 1:33 — Childcare story as illustration 2:24 — Allow yourself to learn what you don't want 4:14 — The pivot: "family assistant" reframe 4:35 — Tip #2: When you feel like giving up — 3 things to do 4:44 — Step 1: Put the goal down 24–48 hours 5:16 — Step 2: Prioritize self-care 5:49 — Step 3: Seek support 6:33 — Tip #3: Don't change what's working 8:10 — Wrap-up & call for comments 8:27 — Outro

    9 min

  4. 4 days ago

    The key to being unstoppable

    This episode is a part of this week’s series on how to stay motivated when nothing is working. Being unstoppable isn't about never struggling—it's about refusing to stop. In this episode, I share a deeply personal story about persistence, self trust, resilience, and how to stay motivated through one of the most frustrating seasons I've faced as a parent and entrepreneur. After seven weeks of searching for childcare, 136 applications, 33 interviews, countless disappointments, and more setbacks than I could count, I was forced to learn what being unstoppable actually requires. This episode explores: 🔹 What Being Unstoppable Really Means Most people think persistence means pushing harder. What I discovered is that being unstoppable often means trusting yourself when everyone else is telling you to quit, settle, or lower your standards. 🔹 How to Stay Motivated Through Setbacks When nothing seemed to be working, I received one piece of advice that changed everything: stop trying to solve the problem for 24–48 hours. Giving my nervous system a break created the clarity I needed to finally see what I had been missing. 🔹 Self Trust During Difficult Seasons Old versions of me might have believed the criticism, the rejection, or the people telling me what I wanted didn't exist. This experience became a powerful reminder that self trust means honoring what you know to be true, even when evidence seems to suggest otherwise. 🔹 The Breakthrough That Changed Everything After weeks of frustration, one simple pivot changed the entire outcome. The solution wasn't abandoning the vision—it was changing the approach. Within days, we found exactly what our family needed. If you're currently facing rejection, delays, uncertainty, or a season where every door seems closed, I hope this story reminds you that persistence doesn't always look like pushing harder. Sometimes it looks like resting, listening, and trusting yourself enough to keep going. Because there is no wrong move you can make besides stopping. 📌 Subscribe for weekly episodes on personal development, entrepreneurship, creativity, self trust, and conscious living. 👇 What's a time when your breakthrough came after you stopped forcing the solution? Share your story in the comments. 0:00 — Intro / Hook: Have you ever hit wall after wall? 1:08 — Back to the story 1:18 — The childcare search begins 1:41 — The struggles: bullied, rejected, ghosted 2:07 — "The past seven weeks have been hell" 2:33 — The shift: feminine & unflappable fierceness 3:26 — The breakthrough realization 3:50 — New traction & hope returns 4:17 — She found her person 4:41 — The lesson: trust yourself & keep going 5:14 — Closing message & inspiration

    6 min

  5. 5 days ago

    How to Stay Motivated When Everything Falls Apart | Self Care, Clarity & Conscious Living

    Self care, clarity of mind, being content, conscious living, and how to stay motivated — these five things saved me during 7 weeks of hitting wall after wall. In this week's episodes of The Contentment Creator, I'm sharing the full story of my seven-week childcare search. 136 applications, 33 interviews, ghostings, insults, and one 3am breakthrough and the real lessons it revealed about pivoting without giving up on your vision. This week covers four connected episodes: 🔹 The Key to Being Unstoppable My personal story of persistence. Being content with your vision while staying unattached to the exact path — that's what kept me going. After 7 weeks of walls, one piece of advice gave me the clarity of mind I needed: put the problem down for 24–48 hours. What happened next changed everything. 🔹 Essential Advice for Successful Pivoting The practical framework I use with my coaching clients: clarify and expand the vision, know how to stay motivated when you feel like giving up, and never change what's working. Pivot what's not. I share how I went from 136 wrong applicants to finding our dream hire in 48 hours. 🔹 How to Find a Family Assistant as an Entrepreneur Parent The exact ad — word for word — that I posted on Indeed.com. If you're an entrepreneur who works from home and needs more than a traditional nanny role, this is your episode. Conscious living as a parent and business owner means reimagining what support looks like for your real life. 🔹 The Self-Care Required to Pivot CEO self care is how we protect our capacity to lead. When we're depleted, every pivot feels like a threat. When we're resourced through intentional self care, pivoting feels like possibility. Knowing how to stay motivated long-term means knowing when to pause and tend to the human carrying the dream. Being content doesn't mean being passive — it means trusting yourself enough to keep going AND knowing when to rest. Clarity of mind doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from putting the problem down long enough to let the answer find you. 📌 Subscribe for weekly episodes on personal development, entrepreneurship, creativity, and conscious living. 👇 What would become obvious if you weren't so exhausted? Tell me in the comments. Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction: When you hit wall after wall pursuing a goal 5:25 – Story: 7 weeks of childcare hell (136 applications, 33 interviews) 9:18 – The Key to Being Unstoppable: What "keeping going" really requires 9:58 – Part 2 intro: How to Pivot Successfully 10:15 – Pivot Tip #1: Clarify AND expand your vision 19:58 – Pivot Tip #2: What to do when you feel like giving up (3 steps) 27:02 – Pivot Tip #3: Don't change what's working 13:42 – Part 3: Finding a Family Assistant (not a nanny) as a work-from-home entrepreneur 35:28 – Part 4: The self-care required to pivot (nervous system & CEO care) 1:13:28 – Closing: What would become obvious if you weren't so exhausted?

    35 min

  6. 1 Jun

    Raw Life Update: Postpartum, Burnout, and Finally Asking for Help

    A raw postpartum life update from an overwhelmed mom and life coach navigating mom burnout in real time. I'm sharing the honest truth about survival mode, why I'm asking for help, and why something has to change. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what life actually looks like right now. A nine-month-old, a threenager, a business in transition, and a support system that keeps falling through. If you've ever felt like you were doing everything right and still drowning, this one is for you. This postpartum season has stretched me in ways I didn't expect, and as an overwhelmed mom trying to hold a big vision alongside real life, I finally hit a wall. As a life coach, I talk about contentment, joy, and building a life that works…and right now I'm living proof that even the person teaching those tools has to keep choosing them, especially through mom burnout and seasons that just feel impossibly hard. This is me practicing what I preach by not doing it alone. I'm crowdsourcing wisdom, lived experience, and real resources from this community. If you've navigated postpartum overwhelm, found incredible childcare, or figured out how to build a support team as a mom entrepreneur, I want to hear from you in the comments. This life update is a reminder that contentment is a choice, not a destination. Drop your wisdom below, and if you made it to the end, you know what to do. 🐛 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on personal development, entrepreneurship, and authentic creativity. Try the AI Life Coach chatbot for yourself: ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/elleninmypocket Join the Contentment Creator email list for exclusive, early-bird updates at https://tinyurl.com/thecontentmentcreator Conscious Partnership Starter Kithttps://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/4ebe129567Growth Without Burnout Blueprint download link: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/b51104bb4dThe Creative Parent’s Companion:https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/creativeparentscompanionCEO Capacity Creator:https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/ceocapacitycreator The Creative Parent’s Companion:https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/creativeparentscompanionKey Moments:0:00 – I'm Drowning: Postpartum Survival Mode & Why I Made This Video 3:29 – Competing Commitments: Being a Mom AND a Business Owner 10:20 – How Do You Get Support When You Need It RIGHT NOW? 13:01 – Joy Is Not the Product of a Well-Lived Life 16:54 – "Being in the Goo" A Metaphor for Transformation 17:56 – Contentment Is a Choice (The Reminder I Needed)

    20 min

  7. 29 May

    Y’all. AI TRANSFORMED my toddler parenting?

    What if your toddler’s defiance isn’t the real problem… but the place inside you that suddenly feels powerless, unheard, and desperate to win? My AI Chatbot helped me explore the emotional and nervous system activation that can happen during toddler power struggles, especially when a child looks you in the eye and openly defies you. What begins as a parenting question becomes a deeper coaching conversation about childhood wounds, control, validation, secure attachment, and how to stay connected to your child without abandoning yourself. Through this conversation, we unpack why toddler resistance can feel so intense for a parent who is committed to conscious, connected parenting. On the surface, it may look like a child refusing to listen. But underneath, it can activate an old story: “Someone is asserting power over me. I am not being heard. I have to fight to matter.” When that younger part of us comes online, the urge to “win” may actually be an old urge to finally feel understood. The episode explores the difference between performing the “right” parenting language and choosing the next truest sentence available. Sometimes validation may come before we fully feel calm, but that does not make it fake. It can become a handrail back to connection. Phrases like “I’m having a hard time staying soft right now, but I do understand that you’re frustrated” allow a parent to stay honest, safe, and connected without pretending to be perfectly regulated. At the heart of this episode is the reminder that secure attachment does not require a parent to be endlessly available for dysregulation. Secure leadership sounds like: “I love you. I’m here. And my body still belongs to me.” The goal is not to find the perfect phrase that makes a toddler calm down. The goal is to stay with yourself while staying in a relationship with your child. Free Guide: Growth Without Burnout: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/b51104bb4d CEO Capacity Creator: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/ceocapacitycreator Try the chatbot for yourself: ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/elleninmypocket 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations on creativity, alignment, and building a life that feels like yours. 0:00 – Introduction: Using AI coaching to work through toddler power struggles 0:55 – The real issue: Why your toddler's defiance hits deeper than it should 5:07 – Performing vs. practicing validation — and why the difference matters 15:31 – Inner child work: What your teenage self needs to hear in heated moments 22:38 – "A feeling is not a veto" — how to validate without losing the boundary 34:03 – Setting a physical boundary without triggering anxious attachment

    40 min

  8. 28 May

    AI helped me follow through on couples therapy doing THIS.

    What if the most important part of communication isn’t saying the perfect thing… but helping each other feel understood before trying to respond? My AI chatbot and I explore how validation can become a powerful relationship practice, especially in the moments when both partners are tired, emotionally drained, or running on very little bandwidth. What begins as a question about how to remember to validate each other becomes a deeper conversation about nervous system capacity, repair, shared language, and how couples can stay connected when communication starts to slip into defensiveness or disconnection. We also explore the importance of making validation a shared practice instead of something one partner has to police. Simple phrases like “Can we mirror first?” or “Can we do the first step?” can become gentle reminders instead of criticism. Physical cues, short repair phrases, and asking for the kind of response needed before sharing can help both people stay grounded without turning the moment into a blame game. At the heart of this episode is the reminder that validation is not about agreeing with everything. It is about helping the other person feel received before offering your own perspective, support, or solution. When both people are exhausted, the bridge between them needs simple maintenance — reflection before repair, understanding before responding, and connection before perspective. Free Guide: Growth Without Burnout: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/b51104bb4d CEO Capacity Creator: https://ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/ceocapacitycreator Try the chatbot for yourself: ellenbroencoaching.kit.com/elleninmypocket 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations on creativity, alignment, and building a life that feels like yours. 0:00 – Introduction: Can an AI life coach help with marriage communication? 0:47 – The real challenge: Staying connected when you're sleep-deprived & depleted 5:08 – Set your partner up for success: Ask for what you need before you share 7:35 – Simple validation scripts for when you're too tired to think 9:17 – The 10-minute container: How to stop late-night talks from going sideways 11:37 – Repair phrases for when the conversation has already gone wrong

    17 min
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Welcome to The Contentment Creator Podcast – the ultimate podcast for conscious creators, mindful parents, and visionary entrepreneurs who are ready to embrace courage, clarity, and contentment in every facet of life. I’m your host, Ellen Broen – a certified life coach, professional singer, mom, and unapologetic fan of clever wordplay, cozy books, and adorable dogs. This podcast is your daily dose of inspiration to help you: ✨ Find clarity in your life vision and decisions. ✨ Ignite creativity and unlock your entrepreneurial potential. ✨ Cultivate contentment and balance in your personal and professional journey. ✨ Build thriving communities that feel like home. Each short, impactful episode dives into topics like: ✔️ How to be content with yourself and your life. ✔️ Creating consistency and flow in your business. ✔️ Living consciously while pursuing your passions. ✔️ Building self-care practices that sustain your life and career. Drawing insights from thought leaders like Dr. Shefali, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Rick Rubin, we’ll answer questions like: ✨ What does it mean to be creative in everyday moments? ✨ How do you live a conscious life and lead with intention? ✨ How can you find motivation and stay grounded in an ever-changing world? With actionable tips, inspiring conversations, and relatable stories, The Contentment Creator Podcast helps you balance ambition with presence and purpose. 💡 Follow and rate the show on your favorite podcast app or subscribe on YouTube so you never miss an episode. Together, let’s transform a world of content creators into a world of Contentment Creators – one inspiring episode at a time.

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  • Creator
    Ellen Broen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    355
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Ellen Broen
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