SISTERHOOD OF SWEAT - Motivation, Inspiration, Health, Wealth, Fitness, Authenticity, Confidence and Empowerment Linda Mitchell

On this week's episode, we're discussing the importance of taking a stand.

Are you dealing with anti-depressants?  Have you been struggling with your happiness? In this episode I talk with Brooke Siem. She is a writer, chef, and speaker whose work on antidepressant withdrawal has appeared in The Washington Post, New York Post, Psychology Today, and more. Her memoir, MAY CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS is the first book on antidepressant withdrawal to hit the mass-market. She is also a Food Network "Chopped" Champion, founder of the newsletter Happiness Is A Skill, and creator of the F*ckit Bucket™.
 
Questions I asked:
·      What do you want to challenge yourself with?
·      How did you get into all this Wellness? Have you always been like this?
·      How did you get on Chopped?
·      Was it fun to compete in that sense?
·      Can you walk us through your journey with depression?
·      What are the issues with taking anti-depressants?
·      How did you deal with the withdrawal?
·      How does exercise factor into this?
·      What about anxiety?
·      How does diet effect these things?
·      Where can people find you?
 
Topics Discussed:
·      Gymnastics and Crossfit.
·      Chopped.
·      Depression.
·      Anxiety.
·      Medication Withdrawal.
·      Healthy lifestyle.
·      Finding happiness.
 
Quotes from the show:
·      “I think age is just a number and you should do the things that light you up inside.” @brookesiem @SisterhoodSweat
·      “If people, like if they could just. Get help in a different way. I wonder how much of a difference that would make.” @brookesiem @SisterhoodSweat
·      “No one ever says, hey, we need to look at your diet.” @brookesiem  @SisterhoodSweat
·      “Depression is a natural reaction to grief.” @brookesiem  @SisterhoodSweat
·      “The more we can educate one another the better off we’ll all be long term.” @brookesiem  @SisterhoodSweat
 
How you can stay in touch with Brooke:
·       Website
·       Facebook
·       Instagram
·      MAY CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS: https://amzn.to/46Uingz
·      Prohibition Bakery: https://amzn.to/3DnDL07
·      Fuckit Bucket
 
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This week we're collecting advice from some of the best and brightest in Women's Fitness to help you age in the best way possible.
 
In order: Betty Rocker (ep 489), Dr. Anna Cabecca (ep 388), Debra Atkinson (ep 583), and Natalie Jill (ep 137)

On this week's Let It Rip Friday, we're discussing that you can only control how you speak, act and react to others.

Do you struggle with your relationship with your mother? Today, I’m talking to Khara Crosswaite Brindle. We explored mother-daughter estrangement and the process of healing from toxic relationships. We discussed her book on ruptured mother-daughter bonds and the common cycle of estrangement that includes questioning the relationship, potential relationship ruptures, and stages of grief, self-discovery, and redefining self-worth. We both shared personal experiences of emotionally unavailable mothers and the impact this had on their sense of self. They described struggles with people-pleasing, perfectionism, and boundary-setting due to a lack of modeling in childhood.
 
Questions I asked:
o   Where about do you live on the planet?
o   Do you go to the gym now?
o   What brought you into talking about Mother Daughter estrangement?
o   What assumptions about estrangement need to be dispelled?
o   What social stigmas are attached to this mother daughter estrangement?
o   What would you speak to women today that have gone through something like that? So they can understand their value?
o   How does one put boundaries in place when I may not even know what they should be?
o   How do you realize you’re worthy of these boundaries?
o   What's what would you say, separates these stages in the parental estrangement experience?
o   What separates the stages in the parental estrangement experience according to Kara's model?
o   What social stigmas are attached to mother-daughter estrangement?
o   What would you tell women today who have gone through abandonment by their mothers to help them understand their value?
o   How do people stop people-pleasing to your own detriment?
o   What is the name of Kara's book and where can people find it?
 
 
Topics Discussed:
- Mother-daughter estrangement and the estrangement cycle
- Impacts of emotionally unavailable, narcissistic, and abusive mothers
- Intergenerational patterns of trauma and their effects
- Struggles with self-worth, perfectionism, people-pleasing due to childhood experiences
- Grieving the loss of an idealized mother-daughter relationship
- Stages of healing from estrangement, including grief, self-discovery, and redefining self-worth
- Importance of setting boundaries and distinguishing emotional vs. physical estrangement 
- Societal pressures and stigma surrounding estrangement decisions
- Role of community and therapy in healing from childhood trauma
- Insights and strategies shared from Kara Cross's book on ruptured mother-daughter relationships
 
 
Quotes from the show:
·      “No daughter that I've worked with was like, this is fun for me. In fact, they're usually in grief and loss, they're usually in pain.” @optivida @SisterhoodSweat
·      “This book felt like a love letter to adult daughters who didn't feel the same. @optivida @SisterhoodSweat
·      “Most of the people I work with are women of all different backgrounds, all the way from like 19 years old to like 65.” @optivida  @SisterhoodSweat
·      “I was noticing a pattern where these women would come in with trauma, but they'd also have other relationship stressors, and life stuff.” @optivida @SisterhoodSweat
 
 
How you can stay in touch with Khara:
·      Schedule with me for a Professional Consultation or Discovery Call
·      Am I a Perfectioneur? A Quiz!
·      Grow Your Business with Perfectioneur Pointers
·      Ready for the Perfectioneur Workbook?
·      Join the Perfectioneur community!
·      Khara is author of Amazon #1 Best Seller Perfectioneur: From Workaholic to Well-Balanced and co-author of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision available at Amazon.com
·      All services: croswaitecounselingpllc.com
 
 
 
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On this week's Motivation Monday, we're discussing what to look for in someone who truly likes you.
 
Research:
https://parade.com/1058769/marynliles/how-to-tell-if-guy-like-you/
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/how-to-tell-if-girl-likes-you