The Next ChaptHER

Nourishing Ourselves as Mothers: A Conversation with Jodi Katzin

In this inspiring episode of The Next ChaptHER podcast, Jodi shares her journey as a mother of 3 boys and eating psychology coach. She reminds us of the importance of nourishing ourselves as mothers and helping ourselves develop healthy eating habits. 

 

Jodi encourages us to approach our relationship with food with curiosity and self-compassion and provides practical tips for calming and regulating our nervous systems. She also highlights the power of our thoughts in digestion and overall well-being. Jodi's story of finding her true purpose during maternity leave is truly inspiring and serves as a reminder that we all have the potential to discover our own unique paths in life.

 

Key Takeaways: 

 

• Nourishing ourselves as mothers is essential for our well-being and the well-being of our families.
• Getting curious instead of judgmental about our relationship with food can lead to powerful changes.
• Slowing down and regulating our nervous systems through deep breathing and self-care can improve digestion and overall health.
• Our thoughts significantly impact our relationship with food and our bodies, and cultivating self-compassion and positive self-talk can support a healthier mindset.
• Motherhood can be all-consuming, but it's important to prioritize self-care and nourishment. 

 

Key Quotes: 

 

• As my kids were getting older, I had the space to think about what I want to do with my life. What is my purpose? What is my passion?" - Jodi Katzin

 

• "I feel like as we're in the thick of raising kids like that is our purpose, and it's sort of go, go, go like just meeting their needs, and often our needs get pushed to the side, or we forget who we are aside from being mothers." - Jodi. Katzin

 

• "I think it's really crucial to know yourself and to know what you need in order to be the best mom that you can be." - Jodi Katzin
•  "I think in moments when people are stuck, they're not sure what they want to do. They're not sure what their passions are or what their interests are. I think we can sometimes pull on what we enjoyed as a child." - Andrea Hecht

Connect with Jodi Katzin:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justbecoachingwithjodi

Website: https://www.justbecoaching.me

 

If you are struggling with disordered eating, you have likely been focusing on the foods you are consuming. Take it from Jodi Katzin; you also need to consider HOW you are eating.  Click here for Jodi Katzin’s 4 Tips to change HOW you eat.

 

Connect with your host, Andrea Hecht:

 

Work with Andrea one-on-one to unlock your true potential and lead a fulfilling life as a great mom.  Gain clarity,  build confidence, and discover personal insights that will empower you to pursue your authentic ambitions and improve your well-being. 

 

Fill out the form here to set up a FREE 30-minute consultation, and visit https://www.fullyinformedlife.com to learn more.

 

Connect with Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching.

 

My 15 Tried and True Recipes: Are you looking for a simple step to reclaim your time and energy?  As a fellow mom, I understand the struggles of mealtime. Click here to download My Tried and True Recipes.

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Abby Perry: Navigating her Journey with ADHD, Raising Triplets Plus One and Building a Business in Botany

In this episode of The Next ChaptHER podcast, Andrea Hecht has an honest and heartfelt conversation with Abby Perry, a fellow Midwesterner, sorority sister, and mother of four (triplets + 1). Abby shares her journey from struggling to find her passion as a child to becoming a pharmaceutical sales representative and, eventually, an entrepreneur.

 

Abby, as a woman with ADHD, talks candidly about the pressure she felt to choose a traditional career path and how it took her a while to find what truly made her happy. She also opens up about the challenges of being a mother and balancing her career and family life. Abby's story shows that it's always possible to follow your dreams and that anything is possible with hard work and determination.

 

Key Takeaways:

• It's okay not to know what you want to do as a child or even in college.
• Don't be afraid to take a chance and try something new
• There is an essential distinction between work-life balance and work-life integration and how, as a mother with ADHD, work-life integration has been the more comfortable way
• Listen to what sparks your interest and follow that passion. It may lead you to unexpected opportunities.
• Refrain from feeling pressure to fit into a traditional career path, especially if it doesn't fulfill you.
• Starting a business takes hard work and dedication, but doing what you love is worth it.

 

 

Important Quotes:

Abby Perry on choosing a career path: "I still felt like I was putting myself in this box. Like I have to go get this job because that's what you do when you're done with college."

 

Abby Perry's childhood dreams: "I just never really knew, but I loved creative things. I loved to sit and draw or color or paint. I loved going outside. I love nature."

 

Abby Perry on discovering her passion for plants: "I took a botany class and I absolutely fell in love with it. Like I was at the greenhouse all the time. We got to do all these cool experiments."

 

Andrea Hecht on feeling pressure to choose a traditional career path: "It's really hard when you feel the pressure to kind of choose this traditional path. And I think that that is something that a lot of women, mothers, we can all relate to that."

 

Abby Perry on starting her own business: "It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but it's so worth it if you're doing what you love."

 

Connect with Abby Perry:

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbysgardenparties

 

Website: https://www.abbysgardenparties.com

 

Work with your host, Andrea Hecht:

Work with Andrea one-on-one to unlock your true potential and lead a fulfilling life as a great mom.  Gain clarity,  build confidence, and discover personal insights that will empower you to pursue your authentic ambitions and improve your well-being. 

 

Fill out the form here to set up a FREE 30-minute consultation, and visit https://www.fullyinformedlife.com to learn more.

 

Connect with Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching.

 

My 15 Tried and True Recipes: Are you looking for a simple step to reclaim your time and energy?  As a fellow mom, I understand the struggles of mealtime. Click here to download My Tried and True Recipes.

 

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Introducing the host of The Next ChaptHER Podcast, Andrea Hecht - A Woman Who Worked Hard to Rediscover Her Identity Beyond Motherhood and is Now Passionate About Helping Others Do the Same (Rerun)

In this episode, we explore what it means to reclaim ownership of your time, well-being, and personal identity outside motherhood - but this time we’re turning the mic on your host Andrea, who is interviewed by her mother!

Andrea is a life and purpose coach for high-achieving “do-it-all” mothers who want to reclaim ownership of their time, well-being, and personal identity outside motherhood so they can live more joyful and fulfilling lives. Andrea is a trained life coach, professional educator, mother of 2 (3, if you count her adorable dog, Snoopy), and host of The Next ChaptHER Podcast. 

Andrea’s journey towards personal transformation has fueled her passion for helping her clients. During the interview, she shares insights learned from her own journey. She explains her strong commitment to helping her clients become the center of their own universe again and rebuilding the inner identity and outer lifestyle that unlocks their most alive and fulfilled selves. As a mother herself, Andrea understands the challenges and transformations that mothers go through, making this topic very close to her heart.

P.S. If you're ready to trade overwhelm and mom guilt for a soul-satisfying life, my 3-month 1:1 Life & Purpose coaching program, This is Me, is for you!

Inside you'll gain the clarity, confidence, and personal insight that will empower you to show up for your authentic ambitions and transform your well-being – all while still being a rockstar mom.

Find out more here: www.fullyinformedlife.com

Connect with me on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching

 

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Balancing Work & Family Life: A Conversation with Julie Feldman, owner of Guys N Gals

As a working mother, do you often find yourself struggling to balance your passions with your daily responsibilities?  If so, you’re not alone.

 

Meet Julie Feldman, the owner of Guys N Gals, who understands the struggles as well.

 

In a heartfelt conversation with Andrea Hecht, Julie shares her journey from childhood to owning a retail business and the challenges of balancing work and family life.

 

Julie discovered her love for dressing people and merchandising at a young age and has been pursuing her dreams ever since.

 

However, she also knows firsthand that achieving a work-life balance can be tough, especially when running a retail business.

 

Julie shares her experience with finding the right balance. She stresses the importance of setting boundaries, finding time for self-care, and having a supportive community. 

 

Julie understands the guilt that many working mothers can feel and how it can be challenging to find flexibility in certain industries.

 

Throughout the conversation, Julie's passion for fashion shines through, and her story is an inspiration for anyone who wants to learn about the behind-the-scenes of running a business and the importance of finding balance in life.

Quotes:

• I think it's hard. I think it's a very hard thing, especially if you're in retail. Retail is one of the hardest jobs you could have with a family. The next one, being at the most, the hardest would be the restaurant business. It's a very hard struggle because when it's your business, it doesn't matter what's going on. You still have to work. It's hard to call in. If you don't have enough people, if you're lucky enough, they have enough people to fill in. But if you don't, you don't. It's a very hard, it's a struggle. (Julie Feldman | 05:19.33)
• “So I think it's a hard balance. And a lot of mothers, I get that guilt. It's a guilt that when you're working, whether a doctor or a lawyer, you're in retail, restaurant, whatever it is, it is a hard balance. You don't have a lot of flexibility in those types of jobs. (Julie Feldman | 6:14)
• “A lot of people think balance is 5050. And when you put that pressure on yourself to give equal attention at any given time, that's a lot of pressure. And so I always like to remind people that you need to think about your kind of seasons in life, seasons in business, and what is happening, and how you can kind of shift those priorities. (Andrea Hecht | 7:40)
• “So yeah, those were times I missed out on my kids' activities. I'm fortunate that my family is amazing. Like my mom and dad used to go to all my kids' baseball games. If I couldn't go, they went. I used to get off the plane and go straight to a baseball game. I'd make sure I'd get home though. If it was a day I was coming home, I didn't take the last flight out. When my kids were younger, I'd get home to go to that baseball game. And I did leave work early on the days that my kids had baseball so that I would never miss, I'm saying baseball, baseball game, a roller hockey game, a ski meet. So, I did leave work early on those days so that I never missed something that my kids were competing in.” (Julie Feldman | 10:06)

Connect with Jule Feldman:

 

Website: https://www.shopguysngals.com

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guysngals/

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guysngals1/

Work with Andrea one-on-one to unlock your true potential and lead a fulfilling life as a great mom.  Gain clarity,  build confidence, and discover personal insights that will empower you to pursue your authentic ambitions and improve your well-being. 

 

Fill out the form here to set up a FREE 30-minute consultation, and visit https://www.fullyinformedlife.com to learn more.

 

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Mom Guilt: Why It’s Normal and How to Overcome It with Allison Reff (RERUN)

The Next ChaptHER Podcast is celebrating its first anniversary.  To mark the occasion, we’re re-airing our first episode, which originally aired on February 7th, 2023.

 

Thank you, Allison Reff, for being the first  Next ChaptHER community member. This group of women support each other in navigating the different roles and titles that mothers have as they try to live a life filled with purpose that makes them feel alive inside and outside of motherhood.

 

In that first episode, Allison talked about Mom Guilt, which struck a chord with many of our listeners. It’s such an important topic, and we’re thrilled to help normalize the experience of mom guilt and let other moms know they’re not alone.

 

The Next ChaptHER Podcast's initial reviews are a testament to the power of the very first interview:

 

• “Listening to the Mom Guilt episode, I felt so seen. Great interview and engaging, thoughtful host! Looking forward to the next episodes!”

 

• “Love the idea of helping women craft the next chapter in their story. Great First episode. Nice to hear the difference between the dream and reality. Can’t wait to see what comes next!”

 

• “Already hooked. This is gonna be a good one!”

 

• “This is wonderful! Excited for more.”

 

• “I loved listening to the podcast because it took me back to your coaching sessions!”

 

• “Your intro is so professional. Mom guilt is a great topic. We all experience it.”

 

• “Great first episode.”

 

• “Nice job running it!  I thought you did a fantastic job!”

 

• “Good luck with the show. I like the idea.”

Quotes from Episode:

 

• “I’ve learned throughout everything that you are constantly changing, and you don't have to have it all figured out at college graduation or when you have your first child or at forty. You know you have the right to change paths, dreams, and aspirations, and you're never too old to do that”  (Allison Reff)

 

• “Mom Guilt, it’s so real, right? It’s so real, and it really hits everyone, and it’s different for everyone. It’s just not really productive individually or on like the larger scale of society.” (Allison Reff)

Are you interested in working with Andrea to start changing your chapters’ headlines to prioritize your needs, time, well-being, and passions?

 

Ways to work with Andrea right now:

• Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching
• Book a 30-minute exploratory session to learn more about her offerings
• Three months one-on-one This is Me coaching program
• Roadmap back to Joy 90-minute session + Lifestyle and Mindset Assessment 

 

Fill out the form here to set up a FREE 30-minute consultation, and visit https://www.fullyinformedlife.com to learn more.

 

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From a “Good-on-Paper” Girl to Following Your Inner Compass, with Meghan Khanna

Are you tired of living a life based on societal expectations and people-pleasing tendencies, a.k .a. the Good-on-Paper Girl path?  

 

Join Andrea Hecht and Meghan Khanna in a conversation about how external achievements can lead someone down their path and misalign one's' true desires and values.

 

Meghan, a former lawyer and mother of 4,  will share her experience of making a career shift to follow her inner compass.

 

During the conversation, Meghan shares the transformative journey she embarked on to rediscover her values and passions and the pivotal moment she chose to prioritize her family over her career. Megan defines self-care as a fluid and intuitive practice that involves tuning into your needs and taking intentional actions to nurture yourself. One of the highlights of the conversation is Meghan's' perspective on the significance of living authentically and embracing your true self.

 

Don't' miss out on this opportunity to learn how to live a life that aligns with your values and passions.

Quotes:

 

• "Good-on-paper is your resume, and your resume is what you present to the world. And to me, good on paper is thinking of myself as a set of credentials. Thinking of myself as having to impress somebody to earn a place, to be defined by how I slot into a profession or into a social network. It's just very external." (11:21 | Meghan Khanna)

 

• "That inner voice is always there. It's either cheering you on, or we all have that  kind of inner critic too." (12:27 | Andrea Hecht)

 

• "I would encourage anyone to think about self-care is that there is really no mold or no plan. As much as I just mentioned, I have habit trackers and stuff. I think that it's really important to get up and just know what you need" (16:10 | Meghan Khanna)

• "We have these brilliant, beautiful flames that we come into the world as, and it's almost like we're putting like blankets over that flame when we get programmed to sit still or be a good girl or let someone else go first. You know, there are so many shades of programming. But then I think that when we get to a point in midlife or earlier, hopefully, we start learning how to take care of ourselves by taking those blankets off and letting that very native and original light shine again." (33:19 | Meghan Khanna)

Connect with Meghan Khanna:

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghankhannayoga

 

Website: https://www.meghankhanna.com

 

Work with Andrea in a one-on-one setting to unlock your true potential and lead a fulfilling life as a great mom.  Gain clarity,  build confidence, and discover personal insights that will empower you to pursue your authentic ambitions and improve your well-being. 

 

Fill out the form here to set up a FREE 30-minute consultation, and visit https://www.fullyinformedlife.com to learn more.

 

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Double the Love: How Twins Lauren and Tami Spread Light in Motherhood & Business

Join me for the next episode of The Next ChaptHER podcast, where we explore the powerful journey of reclaiming ownership of your time, well-being, and personal identity beyond motherhood.

 

In this episode, meet Tami Daks and Lauren Gwart who are twin sisters, mothers of all girls, and work side by side in motherhood and business. They’ll share their experiences and challenges of balancing work and family life, and discuss their childhood dreams, and professional journeys.

 

During our conversation, we talk about the importance of having a support system, setting boundaries, and practicing self-care to maintain well-being. The sisters address the common struggle of mom guilt and how they manage it. 

 

Learn about their activism through their Love, Light, and Peace campaign, which aims to support mental health in Israel. In this conversation, Tami Daks and Lauren Gwartz discuss how they have found ways to spread love and light during difficult times. They talk about their involvement in supporting various communities, such as hostage families, IDF soldier families, and people who have been wounded or displaced. You will appreciate their ability to find positivity and hope in the midst of darkness.

 

Key Takeaways

 

• Balancing motherhood and business requires a strong support system and effective communication.
• Setting boundaries and practicing self-care are essential for maintaining well-being.
• Mom guilt is a common struggle, but it's important to recognize and address it.
• The Love, Light, and Peace campaign highlights the significance of spreading positivity and supporting mental health.

 

Chapters

 

00:00 Introduction and Background

04:34 Motherhood and Business

08:34 Professional Journeys

17:48 Managing a Support System

21:31 Struggles of Being a Mom and Business Owner

25:26 Setting Boundaries

28:13 Self-Care

32:24 Mom Guilt

37:45 Love, Light, and Peace Campaign

42:34 Spreading Love and Light in Dark Times

43:23 Continuing to Celebrate Life

44:17 Golden Nuggets of Wisdom

 

If you'd like to connect with Tami Daks and Lauren Gwartz and learn more about Side by Side Design, you can visit their website at https://www.sbsdesignla.com/

If you're interested in helping those in need of mental health support in Israel, you can lend your support to the Love, Light, Peace Campaign. This amazing campaign is dedicated to providing aid to families who have been displaced from their homes in the south of Israel and offering resources to soldiers, hostages, and civilians who have been affected by the situation. The campaign also aims to assist those who have lost loved ones. It's a great way to make a difference!

You can donate to the campaign or purchase products to help spread love, light, and peace in Israel by visiting https://www.sbsdesignla.com/lovelightpeace.

Be sure to follow Side by Side Design on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/,sidebysidedesign 

 

P.S. If you're ready to trade overwhelm and mom guilt for a soul-satisfying life, my 3-month 1:1 Life & Purpose coaching program, This is Me, is for you!

Inside, you'll gain the clarity, confidence, and personal insight that will empower you to show up for your authentic ambitions and transform your well-being – all while still being a rockstar mom.

Find out more here: https://www.fullyinformedlife.com

Connect with me on Instagram here:https:// www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching

 

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Reflections of a working mother as she enters her next chaptHER

Join me for the next episode of The Next ChaptHER podcast where we explore the powerful journey of reclaiming ownership of your time, well-being, and personal identity beyond motherhood.

 

I'm excited to introduce you to today's special guest, Pamela Haron, who also happens to be my inspiring mother. 

 

During our conversation, we discuss Pam's experience as a working mother and her journey towards retirement. Pamela shares her teacher background and transition to a career in computer science. She also talks about the challenges of juggling work and family life, including a humorous story about picking up her son from school during a class. As Pamela approaches retirement, she reflects on her core values and her plans for the next chapter of her life.

 

Takeaways:

• Balancing work and family life demands can be challenging, but having a support system and making decisions based on your priorities can help you achieve balance.
• Learning and education are pursuits that can continue throughout life, even after retirement.
• By reconnecting with your core values, you can find direction and purpose for your next chapter.
• Giving back to others and making a difference in the world can provide a sense of fulfillment and a greater sense of purpose.

 

P.S. If you're ready to trade overwhelm and mom guilt for a soul-satisfying life, my 3-month 1:1 Life & Purpose coaching program, This is Me, is for you!

Inside, you'll gain the clarity, confidence, and personal insight that will empower you to show up for your authentic ambitions and transform your well-being – all while still being a rockstar mom.

Find out more here: https://www.fullyinformedlife.com

Connect with me on Instagram here:https:// www.instagram.com/fullyinformedlifecoaching

 

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