Self Love Chats: Money Mindset & Personal Growth for Ambitious Women

Teresa Boyce & Shakeisha Johnson
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You're not lazy. You're not behind. You've just been in survival mode so long you forgot you were allowed to want more. Welcome to Self Love Chats, the podcast where choosing yourself stops being a someday and becomes a today. Hosted by Teresa Boyce and Shakeisha Johnson, two friends who clawed their way out of survival mode and are still becoming the women they're meant to be, right alongside you. This isn't the bubble bath version of self love. Every week we take one real life challenge, people pleasing, self sabotage, money mindset, boundaries, motherhood, starting over, and we get honest about what self love actually looks like there. Teresa brings the mindset, identity, and money work. Shakeisha brings the embodiment side, the breath work, mirror work, and movement that gets it out of your head and into your body. No therapists. No gurus. Just two friends, a lot of truth, and a little wine. New episodes every Tuesday. Ready to find out where you are on the journey from surviving to becoming? Take the free Dream Life Roadmap quiz, linked below.

  1. 6h ago

    Why You Feel Behind in Life (And Why It’s Not Time to Quit)

    Why do you feel behind in life? In the Season 1 finale of Self Love Chats, Teresa Boyce and Shakeisha Johnson talk about why feeling behind in life doesn’t mean it’s time to quit. It means you’re still becoming her. If you’ve been thinking about quitting or starting over because it’s taking too long, this is your sign to stay. Maybe you thought your business would be further along by now. Maybe you thought you’d have more money, or that you’d have healed this already. We talk about how feeling behind usually comes from comparing someone else’s results to your own process, and why there is no finish line where you suddenly arrive. Teresa shares what changed the most since her survival mode days as a single mom. She also talks about why she used to be scared to rest, because she thought slowing down meant going back to starting and stopping. Shakeisha opens up about learning to build a relationship with her body instead of just pushing it. Then she walks you through a guided embodiment moment to honor the woman who got you here. If you feel behind in life right now, here’s what we want you to leave with: the waiting season is building you. Future her needs current you. Self love isn’t just how you feel about yourself. It’s how you treat yourself, especially when things aren’t moving as fast as you want. Your Season 1 challenge is to write a three part letter: one to the woman you used to be, one to the woman you are today, and one to the woman you’re becoming. Then pick one thing to practice today. Ready to start applying this to your life? Grab the free 5 Minute Her Activation Ritual here: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute Follow us on Instagram: @TheTeresaBoyce | @Fit_With_Keish

    Why You Feel Behind in Life (And Why It’s Not Time to Quit)

  2. Oct 6

    Rest Guilt Is Real: Why You Can't Sit Down Without Feeling Lazy

    If you feel guilty for resting, this episode is for you. On episode 14 of Self Love Chats, Teresa and Shakeisha talk about why so many ambitious moms can't stop without feeling lazy, behind, or selfish, and how to rest without guilt before your body forces you to. We get honest about it. Keish shares what happened when her body made her slow down and fitness was part of who she is. Teresa shares what rest looked like as a single mom building a business (spoiler: it mostly didn't). We talk about why rest guilt shows up when your worth got tied to being useful, how to tell if you're resting or avoiding something, and why being busy all the time doesn't mean you're being effective. Then Shakeisha walks you through a guided rest practice so you can feel what rest is like when you don't have to earn it. We close with our mirror moment journal prompts and this week's challenge: schedule one real rest break before you hit empty. Rest is not the opposite of progress. You can be ambitious and rested. 🎁 Grab our free 5-Minute Her Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute Send this to the strong friend who needs permission to sit down. Keep becoming her. 💛

    Rest Guilt Is Real: Why You Can't Sit Down Without Feeling Lazy

  3. Sep 29

    What to Do When Everything Falls Apart at Once

    Feeling overwhelmed when everything hits at once? In episode 13 of Self Love Chats, Teresa and Shakeisha get real about survival mode and how to stop feeling overwhelmed. The clients leave, the bills are due, the kids need you, and then you can't find your keys and suddenly you're ready to cry. We've both been there. In this episode we talk about why being able to function under pressure doesn't mean the pressure isn't hurting you, why every little thing feels urgent when you're overwhelmed, and why making a bigger to do list usually makes it worse. We share the 4 questions we use when life feels like too much: What actually needs me today?What can wait?What can someone else help me with?What doesn't deserve my energy right now?Shakeisha also walks you through a short guided reset to calm your body so you can think clearly again. If you've been the strong one who keeps saying "I'm fine," this one is for you. You don't have to carry everything just because you can. Feeling overwhelmed right now? Grab our free 5 Minute Her Activation and give yourself somewhere to start: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute

  4. Sep 22

    How To Build Your Dream Life When You Have No Time (For Busy Moms)

    How to build your dream life when you have no time? You do not need a wide open schedule to start. You build it in the little cracks of a busy day, and in this episode we show you exactly how. If you are a busy mom who feels meant for more but somehow behind, this one is for you. We are not here to squeeze more productivity out of you, and we are not giving you a 5am routine. We are two friends figuring out how to build our dream life inside the real life we already have, and we are bringing you with us. 👉 Get the free 5-minute Her Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute Follow Self Love Chats so you never miss an episode, and leave us a 5 star rating. Every rating helps us reach women who need these conversations. Teresa gets honest about building a business as a single mom working three jobs, why comparison made her feel like her 20 minutes did not count, and the one shift that changed everything: she stopped asking "do I have enough time?" and started asking "what can I do with the time I actually have?" Shakeisha brings the capacity piece, why balance is not equal time every day, and an embodiment moment to help you reset and check what you can really hold this week. By the end you will know how to build your dream life in the cracks, the three kinds of cracks to look for, and your challenge for the week. Come build with us. CHAPTERS 00:00 Choosing yourself today, not someday 01:24 This is not a "squeeze more out of yourself" episode 03:00 Build around your real life and your season 04:41 Teresa: building a business as a single mom (the messy truth) 06:56 The comparison trap (your 20 minutes count) 07:55 The shift: "what can I do with the time I have?" 09:00 How Teresa plans her whole week now 10:00 Shakeisha: building while working full time 11:30 Balance is not equal time (seasons and capacity) 14:15 Decide ahead of time (the research that changes everything) 16:04 The 3 kinds of cracks: time, energy, routine 18:27 Habit stacking with what you already do 20:55 Set up your week on Sunday 23:16 Small does not mean insignificant 24:30 Embodiment moment: breathe and check your capacity 28:16 Mirror moment: what have you been postponing? 28:49 Your challenge: Find Your Three Cracks 32:11 Today's truth

    How To Build Your Dream Life When You Have No Time (For Busy Moms)

  5. Sep 15

    Why You Keep Saying "I'll Start Monday" (And Never Do)

    You promise yourself Monday you are going to do all the things. Then Monday comes and you are already renegotiating. If you keep starting over, this one is for you. When you break promises to yourself over and over, you slowly stop believing yourself. This is not a discipline problem. It is a self trust problem. In this episode we get into why the plan was probably too big for the life you are actually living, and how to rebuild trust with yourself by keeping the small promises. Plus your one promise, seven days challenge. Grab the 5-Minute HER Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute Join Becoming Her Community: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa9d4405058a64f8308c18c New episodes every Tuesday. Keep becoming her.

    Why You Keep Saying "I'll Start Monday" (And Never Do)

  6. Sep 8

    The Real Reason You Miss Your Old Body (It Is Not About the Weight)

    Loving yourself when your body changes is one of the hardest things a woman quietly carries, and today we are having the real conversation about it. If you have looked in the mirror lately and not recognized yourself, this one is for you. Your body changes because life changes. Motherhood, aging, hormones, stress, losing weight, gaining weight. And most of us believe that if we could just get our old body back, we would finally feel like ourselves again. In this episode we challenge that, because a lot of the time you do not miss your old body. You miss the life you had when you had it. We get into loving your body while still having goals for it, the difference between self care and self punishment, grieving the old version of you, and why your body is not your business card and not your worth. Shakeisha walks us through an embodiment practice you can do right along with us, and we leave you with one simple challenge for the week. You do not have to hate the woman you are right now to become the next version of her. You get to love her while you are becoming her. Want to keep doing this work with us? Tap in and join our free Becoming Her community for support, accountability, and the resources that keep you becoming her: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa05fe04a56f9a7eaefd855 New episodes every Tuesday. If this one hit home, like, subscribe, and leave us five stars so we can reach more women who need this conversation.

    The Real Reason You Miss Your Old Body (It Is Not About the Weight)

  7. Sep 1

    The Real Reason You Never Feel Ready (And How To Start Anyway)

    You keep telling yourself you'll start when you feel ready. When you have more time. When the kids are older. When things finally calm down. Here is the hard truth we get into today. That ready feeling might never come, and you can start anyway. In this episode we talk about why waiting to feel ready keeps so many women stuck for years, how confidence actually gets built after you take the step and not before, and the scary reason we sometimes protect ourselves from success and not just from failure. Teresa shares where she still catches herself waiting, Shakeisha breaks down the difference between intentional waiting and avoidance, and we close with an embodiment moment and one small challenge you can actually do this week. We are not talking to you from some finish line. We are still becoming her right beside you. If this hit home and you honestly do not know where to start, grab our free Dream Life Roadmap. It is a quick quiz, under two minutes, that pinpoints exactly where you are right now and what your next step is. 👉 https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one, and come keep becoming her with us inside the Becoming Her community.

    The Real Reason You Never Feel Ready (And How To Start Anyway)

  8. Aug 25

    The Real Reason Setting Boundaries Feels So Hard

    Setting boundaries sounds great right up until you actually have to set one. Then it means disappointing someone you love, saying no for once, or finally deciding that a thing you have put up with for years is not okay anymore. In this episode we get into why boundaries feel so uncomfortable, and why setting them is honestly one of the biggest acts of self love there is. Teresa shares the first real boundary that scared her, protecting her time to build her business as a single mom when nobody took it seriously and everybody guilted her for being "too busy." Shakeisha shares the one she learned the hard way after her surgery, and the single question that changed everything: does this deserve access to me today? We talk about why a boundary feels like you are becoming a different person, why healthy people adjust while unhealthy patterns resist, and the reframe that boundaries are not walls, they are doors. Plus a quick embodiment moment so your body can show you where you already need one, your mirror moment, and this week's becoming her challenge. Grab the free Dream Life Framework to start building the life you actually want on your own terms: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/dream-life We are not handing it to you from some finish line. We are right in it with you. If this one spoke to you, send it to a friend who is running herself into the ground for everybody else. You already know the one. Subscribe and rate us five stars so we can reach more women who need these conversations too. Keep becoming her.

    The Real Reason Setting Boundaries Feels So Hard
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You're not lazy. You're not behind. You've just been in survival mode so long you forgot you were allowed to want more. Welcome to Self Love Chats, the podcast where choosing yourself stops being a someday and becomes a today. Hosted by Teresa Boyce and Shakeisha Johnson, two friends who clawed their way out of survival mode and are still becoming the women they're meant to be, right alongside you. This isn't the bubble bath version of self love. Every week we take one real life challenge, people pleasing, self sabotage, money mindset, boundaries, motherhood, starting over, and we get honest about what self love actually looks like there. Teresa brings the mindset, identity, and money work. Shakeisha brings the embodiment side, the breath work, mirror work, and movement that gets it out of your head and into your body. No therapists. No gurus. Just two friends, a lot of truth, and a little wine. New episodes every Tuesday. Ready to find out where you are on the journey from surviving to becoming? Take the free Dream Life Roadmap quiz, linked below.

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