Be the CEO of Your Life and Business Podcast

Laura Catina

Welcome to the Be the CEO of Your Life & Business Podcast with your host, Laura Catina. This podcast was created for those juggling pursuing their career, family life, and everything that comes with it! Building a career, running a business, and running your life can sometimes seem near impossible.  In the Be the CEO of Your Life & Business Podcast, I will share my experience building my career as a female attorney, raising a family, and maintaining wellness. 

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 268: My Workout Evolution: How I Stopped Fighting My Season of Life and Moved Anyway

    If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll get back to working out once things slow down — this episode is for you. I started working out at 16. I was a gym person for years — the kind who would work a 10-hour day and head straight to the gym for two hours. Then I had kids. Then I couldn’t run anymore. Then perimenopause hit and nothing I was doing was working. Every single one of those transitions felt like failure in the moment. None of them were. In this episode, I’m sharing the full story of my fitness journey — from gym obsession to at-home workouts to 21 Day Fix to running two half marathons to Pilates, strength training, and now Progressive Overload. More importantly, I’m talking about the mindset shift that made all of it possible: letting go of what fitness “has to” look like and meeting yourself where you actually are. If you’re a working mom trying to figure out how to fit movement into your life, this one is for you. You don’t have to go to the gym. You just have to start. In this episode: • Why at-home workouts were a game-changer — and why I resisted them for so long • How 21 Day Fix changed my life after having three kids under three • What happened to my fitness routine when perimenopause hit — and how I adapted • Why letting go of what used to work is not failure — it’s evolution • How to find even 20–30 minutes in your day and make it count Check out my favorite supplements and workouts here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatina

    19 min

  2. Jun 28

    Episode 267: Next Version of You: Identity, Emotional Fitness and Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be

    There’s a particular kind of discomfort that high-achieving women know well — the feeling that you’ve outgrown who you’ve been, but you haven’t quite stepped into who you’re becoming. You’re not burned out exactly. You’re not failing. But something feels off, like you’re wearing a version of yourself that no longer quite fits. That’s an identity shift — and it’s one of the most disorienting, undertalked experiences in a woman’s professional and personal life. In this episode, we’re going deep on two of the big conversations in personal development right now: the identity shifts that happen at major career and life transitions, and the emotional fitness work required to move through them without burning out or shutting down. This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about evolving — and learning to hold space for the version of you that’s still becoming. In this episode: • What an identity shift actually looks and feels like — and why high achievers often miss it • Why emotional fitness is the skill that determines how gracefully you navigate change • The difference between burnout and an identity crisis — and why it matters • Practical tools for building emotional strength without adding to your already full plate • How to stop white-knuckling the woman you were and make room for who you’re becoming

    17 min

  3. Jun 21

    Episode 266: Mid-Year Reset: How to Review Your Goals and Realign for the Rest of the Year

    We are six months into 2026 — and if you set goals in January, now is exactly the right time to look at them honestly. In this episode, I’m walking you through my own mid-year review, both personally and professionally. I share how my fitness focus shifted from low-impact work to strength training, why I revised my firm’s income goal for this year, and why I stopped stressing about the timeline for stepping out of the day-to-day legal work. None of it is failure. All of it is recalibration. I also talk about how I use AI as a planning tool to work through my numbers, visualize my goals, and build a realistic path forward — and why you should be doing the same. If you’ve been holding yourself to goals that no longer fit your life, this episode is your permission slip to revise them. Your goals should evolve with you. Here’s how to make sure they do. In this episode: • How to structure a meaningful six-month review • Why changing your goals is a sign of growth, not failure • How I’m shifting my personal health focus heading into Q3 • What I’m rebuilding inside my firm and why I adjusted my income goal • How to use AI as a goal-planning and financial clarity tool

    19 min

  4. Jun 14

    Episode 265: Summer CEO - You Don't Have to Choose Between Work and Your Kids

    Summer break is here. The kids are home. And you're supposed to suddenly become a full-time mom while working, running a business, managing a team, and keeping it all together. Except that's impossible. In this episode, I talk about the mindset shift you actually need: You're not choosing between being a present mother and being a CEO. You're learning to be both—but not at full capacity for either one. I cover the guilt that shows up when your kids are home and you're working, the boundary-setting that actually works, and the reframe that changes everything: your kids don't need you to disappear. They need you to be honest about what's possible this summer. If you're dreading summer because you don't know how to balance presence and productivity, this episode will reset your expectations—and your peace. Check out my favorite supplements and workouts that keep me on track all year long here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatina

    20 min

  5. Jun 7

    Episode 264: Summer Reset - How to Give Yourself Permission to Recalibrate

    After months of chaos and compromise, spring sports season is winding down—and it's time to take stock. In this episode, I'm sharing exactly what I'm changing as I come out of one of the most stressful seasons I've had in years. We talk about the modifications I'm making: protecting my sleep, shifting from outsourcing meals to cooking as a family again, adjusting my workout routine to include more strength training, and learning to listen to my body instead of pushing through. But here's the bigger lesson: these changes aren't about perfection or going back to some ideal routine. They're about being intentional with whatever season you're in—and having the grace to adjust when the season changes. If you're a high-achiever running on empty, waiting for permission to modify, recalibrate, and actually recover—this episode is for you. Check out my favorite workouts and supplements here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatina

    17 min

  6. May 30

    Episode 263: You're Not Behind - You're Carrying Too Much

    You are not stuck because you do not know what to do next. You are stuck because you are carrying too much. In this episode, I am going one level deeper than last week's conversation about the gap between knowing and doing. Because for most high-achieving women, the real reason we feel paralyzed is not a lack of clarity — it is that we have spent years confusing capability with obligation. I am sharing the Three-Bucket Audit I now use to decide where my energy actually belongs and the uncomfortable truth about why we keep carrying things that were never ours to begin with. In this episode: •      Why high-achieving women stay stuck — even when theyhave clarity •      The Three-Bucket Audit (and why almost nothing isactually Bucket One) •      How nervous system survival mode quietly killsdelegation •      The hardest question to ask yourself this week •      Why you do not get to your next level by carrying more  This one is for the woman who is tired of being the one who does everything. Check out my favorite supplements and workouts here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatina

    20 min

  7. May 24

    Episode 262: How I Moved Through A Season of Being Stuck

    You've done the work. You've gotten clear on what you actually want. So why aren't you moving? In this episode, I am digging into the real reason high-achieving women stay stuck between knowing and doing — and it's not fear of failure. It's something more uncomfortable, more nuanced, and honestly more worth talking about. This is the conversation that follows last week's episode on redefining success. Because clarity is not the finish line. It's the starting line. In this episode: • Why the gap between knowingand doing is where most women live • The real reason you're notmoving (hint: it's not what you think) • 3 specific patterns keepingyou stuck — and what to do about each one • Why clarity can feel likegrief — and why that's completely normal • The one thing Laura wants youto do this week If you've ever said "I know what I want, I just can't seem to make myself do it" — this episode is for you. Check out my favorite supplements and workouts that help keep my health and wellness on track here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatina

    19 min

  8. May 17

    Episode 261: What You're Chasing vs. What You Actually Want

    You’re hitting the goals.Crossing things off the list. Getting the promotion, the house, the milestones.And somewhere underneath it all is a quiet voice asking, “Is this it?” If you’ve felt that — and beenafraid to say it out loud — this episode is for you. This week, I’m getting honest about something most of us don’t talk about: the gap between what we’re chasing and what we actually want. We’ve been handed a definition of success that was built by someone else, for someone else, and we’ve been killing ourselves to reach it. And then we get there, and we don’t feel the way we thought we would. I’m walking you through the three signs you’re chasing the wrong thing, the question that changed everything for me, and a simple framework to start rewriting your definition ofsuccess — without quitting your job, blowing up your life, or pretending you don’t still want hard things. This isn’t an episode about ambition vs. motherhood. This is an episode about coming home to what’s actually yours. •      The success lie no one is naming •      3 signs you’re chasing someone else’s definition of“enough” •      The question I asked myself that changed everything •      A 3-part framework to redefine success on your terms •      Why this isn’t about doing less — it’s about doing whatmatters Check out the supplements and workouts that help keep me feeling my best here: https://linktr.ee/lauracatinaIn this episode:

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Welcome to the Be the CEO of Your Life & Business Podcast with your host, Laura Catina. This podcast was created for those juggling pursuing their career, family life, and everything that comes with it! Building a career, running a business, and running your life can sometimes seem near impossible.  In the Be the CEO of Your Life & Business Podcast, I will share my experience building my career as a female attorney, raising a family, and maintaining wellness. 

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