Badass Moms: A Motherhood Revolution Kelly Donahue

Katrina De Jersey is a global super-connector. She has spent over 18 years living and working all around the world, including in Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America, and North America. Communication has always been at the heart of everything she does, but her true superpower is maintaining strong relationships from every corner of the globe. She still handwrites letters, has lived in a 12th century convent, and now lives in Sydney, Australia.
Katrina holds a degree in Journalism, majoring in Media Law and Ethics.
Hello Badass Moms! In today’s episode, we bring you Katrina De Jersey. We talk about the power of good choices and luck, how to find a mentor and a core friend group, and learning from our flops. Katrina also talks about her ability to approach anyone without fear, the challenge of returning home, and why she still handwrites letters.
Let’s delve in!
 
In this Episode You’ll Learn:
[04:18] Making good choices. [05:25] When luck makes things happen. [07:37] Bucking the norm. [10:45] Katrina’s indomitable confidence. [15:12] How to find a mentor. [18:31] Learning from flops. [27:51] Having the ability to approach anyone. [39:23] Reconciling adventure with motherhood. [44:16] Katrina’s advice. [55:32] Handwritten letters.  
Quotes:
“Make good choices.” – Katrina De Jersey [04:33] “Speak up and ask.” – Katrina De Jersey [15:52] “Never think that you’re not interesting to other people.” – Katrina De Jersey [34:34] “Connection transcends time.” – Kelly Donahue [62:57]  
Connect with Katrina De Jersey:
·       Website:            www.katdejersey.com.
·       LinkedIn:            Katrina De Jersey.
·       Instagram:          @kdjcommunique.
 
 
Connect with Kelly Donahue:
·       Website:            badassmoms.com.
·       LinkedIn:            Badass Moms.
·       Instagram:          @kelbel_badassmoms.
@kellydonahue_badassmoms.
 
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About Leah Goldman 

A recognized expert in global strategy execution, Leah enables organizations and individuals to realize new opportunities for growth, complexity reduction, and excellence. She believes that by identifying where we want to be — personally, professionally, and organizationally — we can identify the specific and actionable steps to take to achieve our goals. 

Leah partners with executive leadership and business teams to establish priorities and realize results. Her holistic approach to align people, processes and technology and knack for connecting humans and ideas with each other ensures success of complex large-scale programs and achievement of strategic goals. 

Leah has transformed customer experiences and global businesses across communications, high tech, aerospace, and consumer goods industries. She most recently led Strategy and Operations for the Global Services organization at Akamai Technologies. There, she evolved the 2,400-person global, customer-facing organization by defining long-term strategies, delivering high priority programs, enabling employees and customers, and aligning and energizing the organization. 

Previously, she led global transformational programs at Accenture Strategy, focusing on operating model transformation, cost reduction, revenue acceleration, and product portfolio optimization. 

Leah grew up in New York and Florida and holds a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. She lives in Boston with her husband and daughter. 

 

Hello Badass Moms! In today’s episode, we bring you Leah Goldman. We talk about the decision that changed her career trajectory, how she reinvented herself, and being her own advocate. Leah also talks about the fear that people have of asking for what they want, how to maintain an abundance mindset in the face of uncertainty, and countering fears with facts. 

Let’s delve in! 

 

In this Episode You’ll Learn: 

[03:38] Leah’s big career shift and self-identity. 
[06:13] The first LinkedIn post. 


[11:22] The recent flavor of anger. 
[16:33] The journey of reinvention. 
[24:25] Finding safety in your best self. 
[31:46] Encouraging and rewarding women. 
[34:30] What’s keeping people from asking what they want? 


[40:40] The abundance mindset. 
[46:01] Leah’s fears. 
[49:26] Facts vs fears. 

 

Quotes: 


“If the goal is to get to a certain level, that means a completely different job.” – Leah Goldman [18:42] 
“Be your own advocate.” – Leah Goldman [28:34] 
“We can always make more and different choices in the future.” – Leah Goldman [37:58] 
“If you think of the limitation, the limitation will exist.” – Leah Goldman [40:47] 

 


Connect with Leah Goldman: 

LinkedIn: Leah Goldman. 
Instagram: @leahmgoldman. 
Substack: leahgoldman.substack.com. 

 


 

Connect with Kelly Donahue: 

Website: badassmoms.com. 
LinkedIn: Badass Moms. 
Instagram: @kelbel_badassmoms. 


@kellydonahue_badassmoms. 

 

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Dr. Julia Colangelo is a renowned expert in the field of self-care and personal development. With a career spanning over two decades, she has dedicated her life to helping individuals prioritize their own needs and embrace authenticity. Dr. Colangelo's achievements include numerous publications, speaking engagements at prestigious conferences, and the development of innovative self-care programs. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a licensed therapist, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work. Dr. Colangelo's philosophy centers around the importance of prioritizing creativity and self-care, as well as staying committed and trusting the process. She encourages individuals to define excellence on their own terms and embrace their unique flow channel. Through her teachings and guidance, Dr. Julia Colangelo has empowered countless individuals to lead fulfilling and balanced lives.
 
In this episode of Badass Moms, host Kelly Donahue welcomes special guest Dr. Julia Colangelo, an award-winning educator, speaker, and flow and mindfulness expert. Dr. Colangelo shares her insights on perfectionism and its impact on our ability to enter a state of flow. She emphasizes the importance of letting go of perfectionism and avoiding the opposite extreme of apathy and boredom. Dr. Colangelo's expertise in mindfulness and flow has helped visionaries, global leaders, public figures, and celebrities. Tune in to learn how to break free from old expectations and lead the way in your own life.
 
What you'll learn in this episode:
 
[00:05:22] Simple pleasure of teeth cleaning.
[00:09:58] Speaking the truth.
[00:13:46] Embracing authenticity and vulnerability.
[00:18:39] Mental freedom to start again.
[00:25:10] Living like your life depends on it.
[00:29:52] Discovering parts of myself.
[00:37:00] Honoring yourself and others.
[00:41:20] Excellence and perfectionism
[00:45:07] Living in our purpose.
 
Quotes:
 
00:07:14 - "And as a parent, as a parent who works, who has gone through a lot of stuff in the last couple of years, like many of us, to get something done, I mean, it's just worth celebrating."
00:09:58 - "And I think by keeping it real and saying the truth, honors just so much of just like who we are and who we're ready to become."
00:15:42 - "I'd rather surf a few waves than try to hide behind anything."
00:29:31 - "And if people call me selfish for that, I celebrate that. I think that that's again, something I could also add to my bio, that I'm selfish, that I'm radically taking care of myself. And that dot dot dot, I finally am radically taking care of myself."
00:34:08 - "I love admitting how much I don't know. And that is that feels like a superpower now."
00:41:20 - "Allow your excellence to be defined by yourself and allow it to be something that you enjoy and don't try to be in flow with everything in your life."
 
Connect with Dr. Julia Colangelo
Instagram:               @Drjuliacolangelo Website:                  Drjuliacolangelo.com  Connect with Kelly Donahue:
     Website:             badassmoms.com.      LinkedIn:             Badass Moms.      Instagram:          @kellydonahue_badassmoms. Call to Action
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In this episode of Badass Moms, Kelly Donahue interviews her husband James about his experience as a parent and husband. They discuss the changes that parenthood brings and the struggle to maintain one's identity. James opens up about his nervousness in being on the podcast and the fear of judgment from others. Listeners also submitted questions for James to answer. Tune in to gain insights into navigating parenthood and maintaining a sense of self.
Let’s delve in!
 
In this Episode You’ll Learn:
[00:01:44] Knowing when someone is the one.
[00:07:08] Pursuing personal passions together.
[00:12:14] Cracking open dreams and enjoyment.
[00:13:29] Tapping back into your carefree self.
[00:19:08] Going after our dream.
 
The listener will learn about the host's personal journey of rediscovery after becoming a parent and spouse, the concept of motherhood being a "raw deal," the importance of choosing a partner and shared values, the challenges women face in asking for what they want in relationships, the importance of pursuing individual interests and supporting each other's goals, the challenges and growth that come with change, the importance of addressing difficult emotions and seeking therapy, and reflections of balancing personal identity and adult responsibilities, and the host's recent experience of selling their house and pursuing their dream of moving to California.
 
Quotes:
05:10 - "Maybe I strive for simplicity and I'm so satisfied with just having the one."
08:47 - "Like you're really making a difference with women."
13:06 - "What do you have to do every day or every week to start getting that person back?"
18:32 - "Like you're psyched to see people doing their thing."
19:08 - "When we sold our house and realized that it was so real that we're going after our dream."
 
Connect with Kelly Donahue:
·       Website:            badassmoms.com.
·       LinkedIn:            Badass Moms.
·       Instagram:         @kellydonahue_badassmoms.
 
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 Hello Badass Moms! In today’s episode, I talk about the importance of celebrating ourselves, allowing ourselves to start as beginners, and listening to the messages from our bodies. I also talk about accepting and feeling our emotions, having compassion for our internal voice, and giving ourselves grace and forgiveness.
Let’s delve in!
 
In this Episode You’ll Learn:
[01:21] Celebrating the things that we’re proud of. [03:57] Start somewhere. [05:21] The three brains. [08:33] Give yourself grace. [11:04] Feeling our emotions. [12:43] Your voice matters. [14:24] A lesson on nonjudgement.  
Quotes:
“We’ve always got to start somewhere.” – Kelly Donahue [04:03] “Inertia is really hard to overcome.” – Kelly Donahue [04:24] “Your voice means something to someone.” – Kelly Donahue [12:44] “Even the mistakes you made led you right to here.” – Kelly Donahue [16:42]  
Connect with Kelly Donahue:
·       Website:            badassmoms.com.
·       LinkedIn:            Badass Moms.
·       Instagram:        @kellydonahue_badassmoms.
 
 
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In this episode of Badass Moms, Kelly discusses the challenges that women face in their careers due to discrimination and harassment. She introduces guest Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez, a writer who covers ambition, money, and power. The discussion centers around the obstacles that women face in male-dominated industries and how they can break through those barriers. The episode discusses the challenges that women face in the workplace, including discrimination, harassment, and limited opportunities for advancement. This episode offers tools and advice for women to confidently ask for what they want in all areas of life. The conversation also touches on the implications of these issues for women's home lives and relationships, the myth of women's ambition, the systemic issue of guilt and self-doubt that women face, and the importance of diversity in leadership teams. Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez, encourages people to live into their biggest, truest self-personalities.
 
What you'll learn in this episode:
 
[00:00:00] Ambition and gender inequality.
[00:06:06] Women earning more & relationships.
[00:08:12] Gender roles and stereotypes.
[00:17:40] Paradigm shift in gender roles.
[00:20:14] Systemic gender biases.
[00:24:16] Gendered spending double standards.
[00:32:26] Overcoming self-blame in ambition.
[00:37:10] Discrimination and its legacy.
[00:45:11] Women and motherhood expectations.
[00:49:05] Public criticism of women's ambition.
[00:57:51] Embracing Intensity in Personality.
 
 Quotes

·       00:02:38 - "Women's ambition isn't the problem. The problem is what our culture does to ambitious women."
·       00:03:19 - "Almost every experience we have of being made to feel like we don't belong or we're doing too much or we're doing too little is really a result of a culture, of a workplace, of a societal structure that really just penalizes women no matter what they do."
·       00:12:50 - "This is not something that I think is something that we're not talking about enough. I actually think our level of outrage does not match how much of a crisis this is."
·       00:18:07 - "The notion that this is a gendered phenomenon and that women overwhelmingly, spontaneously, or biologically somehow choose one thing while men somehow spontaneously or biologically choose another is predicated on false assumptions and these ideas that have been debunked over and over and over again."
·       00:24:22 - "Anything associated stereotypically with femininity is often devalued."
·       00:31:26 - "It was me, it was something I did. Who was I to think I could ask for more? Who was I to think that I could act on my ambitions in these spaces that have historically really just not allowed somebody like me to have them?"
·       00:38:35 - "It's so much of an issue. And I sometimes think it's almost worse in some ways. I don't want to say gender discrimination is worse than it used to be. But I think what's worse about it is the amount of gaslighting that happens now because it's not explicit."
·       00:43:18 - "Oh, women just don't pursue high paying jobs. It's just like simply predicated on lies."
·       00:49:27 - "People are trying to criticize them into silence and stigmatize them into silence."
·       00:55:49 - "I am really proud of that. Like, I don't care if it's shallow. I don't care if it's like, okay, we grew by 60,000 Instagram followers in the last six months. That stuff is valuable because I see what happens in the comments and I see what happens in my direct messages and the emails I've gotten."
 
Connect with Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez:
 
Instagram:          @stefanieoconnell Website:             Tooambitious.com Tiktok:                 stefanieorodriguez Twitter:              @stefanieoconnel  
Connect with Kelly Donahue:
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