283 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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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.

    283: Advocating for Your Financial Freedom with Anne Lester

    283: Advocating for Your Financial Freedom with Anne Lester

    What story do you tell yourself about money? If you’re like me, you tell yourself that you’re “bad at it”, that it’s confusing, and that you’re doing it wrong. But it’s time to tell a different story. 
    In this conversation, Anne Lester tells us about how to have Your Best Financial Life. And she wrote the book on it. Anne spent 20 years as the Head of Retirement Solutions at JP Morgan. She co-founded The Aspen Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings. And now she’s sharing with us how we can think of money differently. If you’re ready to think about money differently, this is the podcast for you. 
    Anne’s book recommendation is Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees by Neal S Godfrey
    Her song is Barbie Dreams 
     
    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/
     
     

    • 41 min
    282: How to Trust Your Breath with Stacy Fritz

    282: How to Trust Your Breath with Stacy Fritz

    “Take a deep breath.” I feel like I’ve heard this advice for as long as I can remember. I am a crier and always have been. Often when someone can see I’m about to cry, this is their advice. It’s not the greatest advice. 
     
    Taking a deep breath may actually make you MORE anxious and upset. But don’t worry, Stacy Fritz will explain which breath will help you. Stacy is one of my very good friends and she’s the founder and inventor of vidaBALL–a tool that will help you to use your breath and trust it. And in the process you’ll trust yourself. 
     
    In this wide ranging conversation we talk about breathing, self-advocacy, advocating for your ideas and riding the waves of grief.
     
    Here’s the link to vidaBALL–it’s an amazing tool! 
     
    Here are the links to the breathing exercises that Stacy described. 
     
    Water–good for anytime 
     
    Wine/Whiskey-to relax
     
    Coffee–for energy
     
     
    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/

    • 41 min
    281: Choose a New Identity-Danielle Sunberg

    281: Choose a New Identity-Danielle Sunberg

    You need to hear this episode. Danielle and I are both “recovering trial attorneys”, but we arrived at different times and ways. Have you ever felt like you were doing the wrong thing, but didn’t know how to make a change? When your work/family/role is your identity, changing it can be a huge challenge. And no matter who you are or where you are in that process, this conversation will help.
    You’ll learn the power of feeling your feelings and seeing different perspectives on every situation. And, as always, we’ll dive into the power of beliefs and how they guide everything we do. 
     
    You can learn more about Danielle here:
    Website: https://daniellesunberg.com/
    Book: Atlas of Being:  https://daniellesunberg.com/book/



    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/
     

    • 28 min
    280: Unveiling Radical Humility with Urs Koenig - A Deep Dive into Modern Leadership

    280: Unveiling Radical Humility with Urs Koenig - A Deep Dive into Modern Leadership

    In this episode of the podcast, Heather welcomes Urs Koenig, a former United Nations peacekeeper and NATO military peacekeeping commander, who is also the author of "Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human." Urs discusses the importance of humility in leadership, proposing a shift from traditional heroic leadership to what he calls "now leadership," which is centered on radical humility. This leadership approach is anchored in three pillars: accurate self-knowledge, self-awareness, and relational leadership. He emphasizes that feedback is crucial for growth and development as a leader and that vulnerability is key to building trust.
    Heather and Urs also explore how his endurance athletic background has shaped his views on leadership and the skill of learning to lose. They talk about effective communication and the various ways of conveying messages to reach different audiences. Urs shares insights into his upcoming book "Leadership Now," which aims to be personal, research-based and includes practical exercises for readers to apply its concepts.
    In this episode you will learn:
    (00:00:02) Introducing Urs Koenig on Radical Humility
    (00:01:00) Katie Shipman's New Book on Leading with Radical Humility
    (00:07:26) The Importance of Feedback for Leadership Growth
    (00:09:59) Building Trust through Vulnerability
    (00:12:04) Earning Vulnerability in Relationships by Brene Brown
    (00:18:43) Radical Humility and Endurance Athletics
    (00:22:04) Highlight from Page 147 of Radical Humility
    (00:25:33) Leadership Prompts for Immediate Application
    (00:27:43) Book Recommendations from Urs Koenig
     
    Learn more about Urs Koenig:
    Book: Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human
    Website: https://www.urskoenig.com/
     
    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/

    • 31 min
    279: The CURE for Complacency

    279: The CURE for Complacency

    In today’s episode of How to Advocate, we’re talking about complacency. Whether you’re an individual leading yourself or a leader within an organization, complacency is a problem. When people are complacent they don’t engage and they certainly don’t invest. They don’t collaborate and they don’t grow. 
     
    But how do you overcome complacency? The answer is BELIEF. In this episode, Heather shares the CURE for Complacency. The CURE is belief that is Contagious, Unapologetic, Reasoned (not reasonable), and Empathetic. (and if you need help with the Empathy piece this exercise will definitely help!) https://bit.ly/ThreeExercisesforGreaterPerspective
     
    And if you want to dive deeper into this work, The Self Advocacy School is the easiest place to start. It’s a place where you can practice building belief (first your own, then others’) and become an extraordinary advocate. Here’s the link to join. 
     
    Finally, if you want Heather to help your team CURE complacency and gain exponential growth, here’s the link to chat! 
     
    Whether you’re leading yourself, a team or an organization, you’re always going to face complacency. You need the CURE! 
     
    In this episode, you’ll hear 
    2:00-The dangers of complacency in personal and professional growth
    2:22 The cure for complacency through belief
    7:04 Contagious belief and unapologetic leadership
    12:09 Motivating and leading others through empathetic belief 
    14:21 Overcoming complacency in personal and professional life
    19:57 Belief and its impact on growth



    Join The Self Advocacy School before February 14th to become a founding member:  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/  

    • 28 min
    278: The 3Es of an Advocate

    278: The 3Es of an Advocate

    This week Heather shares the 3 Es of an Advocate–Energy, Empathy, and Evidence. She shares how you can use these three Es to build belief. There are examples of how to use these 3 Es in corporate life and family life. Enjoy!
    Register here for the Feb 16th masterclass on How to Be the Strongest Energy In the Room. 
    Join the Belief Builder’s Academy here.
     
     
    Join The Self Advocacy School before February 14th to become a founding member:  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/  
     

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
96 Ratings

96 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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