289 episodes

Welcome to "How to Advocate," the transformative podcast hosted by Heather Hansen, a seasoned advocate with 20 years of courtroom experience, a psychology degree, and a voracious appetite for knowledge. Whether you're striving for personal growth, professional success, or navigating the complexities of relationships, Heather provides indispensable tools to master the art of advocacy.

Heather explores topics ranging from advocating for personal goals, overcoming doubts, and cross-examining experts, to self-care for professionals and the importance of building belief in oneself and others.

Join Heather every week for insightful discussions and practical insights, as she draws upon her extensive expertise and passion for empowering listeners to become stronger advocates in all facets of life. "How to Advocate" promises a journey of self-discovery, skill refinement, and strategic empowerment to help you navigate the path towards your aspirations.

How to Advocate with Heather Hansen Heather Hansen

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    • 5.0 • 97 Ratings

Welcome to "How to Advocate," the transformative podcast hosted by Heather Hansen, a seasoned advocate with 20 years of courtroom experience, a psychology degree, and a voracious appetite for knowledge. Whether you're striving for personal growth, professional success, or navigating the complexities of relationships, Heather provides indispensable tools to master the art of advocacy.

Heather explores topics ranging from advocating for personal goals, overcoming doubts, and cross-examining experts, to self-care for professionals and the importance of building belief in oneself and others.

Join Heather every week for insightful discussions and practical insights, as she draws upon her extensive expertise and passion for empowering listeners to become stronger advocates in all facets of life. "How to Advocate" promises a journey of self-discovery, skill refinement, and strategic empowerment to help you navigate the path towards your aspirations.

    289: How to Be Yourself with Tara Stiles

    289: How to Be Yourself with Tara Stiles

    Tara Stiles is the co-founder of Strala Yoga, a best-selling author, and a well-being expert. Tara revolutionized yoga for millions, transforming a practice so often seen as dogmatic and guru-based into an everyday movement that supports ease and well-being.
    Strala Yoga is practiced in more than 100 countries, thousands of Guides lead Strala classes around the globe, and Tara shares yoga with thousands of people on the Strala Yoga app. She has been profiled by The New York Times, Times of India, and The Times (UK), and featured in most major national and international magazines.
    In this conversation we talked about being your own authority, writing books and incorporating tai chi into your yoga practice. 
     
    Her book recommendation is The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
     
    Her song is the Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
     
     
    If you want to talk to Heather about speaking to your organization, here’s the link to have a meeting with Heather. 
    And if you want to talk to Heather about coaching with her 1:1, here’s the link for that! 
     You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
     
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/  

    • 35 min
    288: How to Say “No”

    288: How to Say “No”

    Do you know the difference between saying “no” and setting a boundary? Saying no is often much harder but also much more powerful. Setting boundaries delays the inevitable, while saying “no” opens the door to many more “yeses.” 
    In this valuable episode, Heather shares the difference between saying “no” and setting boundaries. Take a listen and start saying “no” with delight today! 
    Sign up for the waitlist for the Mastering Difficult Conversations here.: https://bit.ly/difficultconversationswaitlist
    Check out Heather’s necklace at graycglass here: https://graycglass.com/
     
    If you want to talk to Heather about speaking to your organization, here’s the link to have a meeting with Heather. 
    And if you want to talk to Heather about coaching with her 1:1, here’s the link for that! 
     You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
     
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/  

    • 20 min
    287: How to Be Seen with Amy Kemp

    287: How to Be Seen with Amy Kemp

    Amy Kemp is the CEO of Amy Kemp, Inc. She uses over 20 years of experience growing her own successful business in sales to guide her work and to connect with leaders and businesses within her growing company. She helps leaders and business professionals understand how deeply habits of thinking affect every part of their work and lives. Her new book is I See You-A Guide for Women to Make More, Have More, and Be More-Without More Work. 
    In this conversation, Amy shares what the Giving Tree can teach us about ourselves (it’s not what you think!), how money is a mirror, how your self-worth impacts your income, and what it’s like to live “on the edge of completely bananas!” I loved this conversation so much, and so will you. 
    Her book recommendation is Secrets of Six Figure Women
    Her song is All I Know So Far by Pink
     
     
    If you want to sign up for the wait list for the Difficult Conversation course, here’s the link: https://bit.ly/difficultconversationswaitlist
     
    If you want to talk to Heather about speaking to your organization, here’s the link to have a meeting with Heather. 
     
    And if you want to talk to Heather about coaching with her 1:1, here’s the link for that! 
     
    You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
     
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/

    • 46 min
    286: How to Ask a Question with Shanin Specter

    286: How to Ask a Question with Shanin Specter

    Do you know how to ask a question that actually gets you the answer you need? If anyone does, it’s Shanin Specter. Shanin is a preeminent American trial lawyer. He is a founding partner of Kline & Specter, one of the leading catastrophic injury firms in the United States. He has obtained more than 200 jury verdicts and settlements over $1 million and more than 50 case resolutions greater than $10 million.
    In this conversation, Shanin shares the secrets to asking productive and helpful questions. While he’s a brilliant legal mind, you can apply this conversation to any time you want to ask an effective question.  
    Shanin’s book recommendation is The Years of Lyndon Johnson Series by Robert Caro.
    His song is As Time Goes By–Dooley Wilson
     
     
    If you want to sign up for the wait list for the Difficult Conversation course, here’s the link: https://bit.ly/difficultconversationswaitlist
     
    If you want to talk to Heather about speaking to your organization, here’s the link to have a meeting with Heather. 
     
    And if you want to talk to Heather about coaching with her 1:1, here’s the link for that! 
     
    You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
     
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/  
     
     

    • 34 min
    285: How To Master Difficult Conversations

    285: How To Master Difficult Conversations

    In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to master difficult conversations. Do you struggle with giving or getting feedback, negotiating, asking for what you want, saying no, or setting boundaries? You’re not alone. 
    And now that many of us have returned to the office and we’re bumping into more people every day, we’re having more of these conversations. So it’s time to master them. In this episode, Heather shares how to change the story we tell ourselves about these conversations so that we can master them and start to get what we want out of them. 
     
    If you want to sign up for the wait list for the Difficult Conversation course, here’s the link: https://bit.ly/difficultconversationswaitlist
     
    If you want to talk to Heather about speaking to your organization, here’s the link to have a meeting with Heather. 
     
    And if you want to talk to Heather about coaching with her 1:1, here’s the link for that! 
     
     
    You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
     
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/

    • 19 min
    284: Advocating for a Modern Body, Modern Life with Courtney Gray

    284: Advocating for a Modern Body, Modern Life with Courtney Gray

    What does advocating have to do with health, wellness and achieving a body you feel comfortable in and about? A LOT! 
    In today’s episode I chat with one of my soul sisters, Courtney Gray. We talk about advocating for ourselves, our health and our bodies. We talk about advocating TO ourselves about our bodies. And we talk about pinning and winning….

    Courtney’s book choice was The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss. 
    Her theme song is River Flows In You by Yurima
    If you want to talk to Heather about 1:1 coaching or having her speak to your team, here’s a link to her calendar!
     
    Learn more about Courtney:
    Website: https://courtneygraycoaching.com/
    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-body-modern-life/id1720478442
     
     
    You can listen to the Elegant Warrior playlist here.
     
    Join The Self Advocacy School:  https://advocatetowin.com/self-advocacy-school/
    Stay Connected with Heather:
    Schedule a call with Heather: https://advocatetowin.com/contact/ Follow Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anelegantwarrior/ Website: https://advocatetowin.com/  
     

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
97 Ratings

97 Ratings

Petra Kolber ,

How to Win at Life

I found Heather’s show last year and now every time I am wanting to stand up for myself or make a difficult decision I ask myself WWHD! What would Heather Do.

Her ability to take her courtroom experience and distill it into useable and practical strategies that I can use daily - is second to none.

I think we all need a Heather in the courtroom of our mind.

Love the show!

KirstenWild ,

Insightful with actionable content!

This podcast is such a joy to listen to—I love when I can listen to an insightful conversation that doesn’t just give inspiration and mindset shifts but includes actionable next steps to take on the topic. Loved the episode on finding your groove and the tips about taking small steps to listening to your intuition to start trusting it. Thank you!

12345Graham ,

A great find!

I happened across this podcast and love it! So much valuable content - great flow and empowering questions! Heather is a fabulous host and selects inspiring guests. Highly recommend!

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