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How to Shift from Feeling Exhausted + Drained to Energized + Empowered
April 3, 2025

How to Shift from Feeling Exhausted + Drained to Energized + Empowered

In this episode, Leanna teaches a simple tool to help you feel less drained and more empowered and energized throughout your day. Using the transformative power of shifting the language we use when talking about our daily tas...

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Slow Down to Speed Up: The Secret to Sustainable Success
March 27, 2025

Slow Down to Speed Up: The Secret to Sustainable Success

In this episode, Leanna explores the concept of "slow down to speed up" and how it applies to high achieving working mothers balancing work, family, and personal well-being. She discusses how constantly pushing forward withou...

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Overcoming Perfectionism
March 20, 2025

Overcoming Perfectionism

In this episode, Leanna dives deep into a familiar topic for so many ambitious women: how to overcome perfectionism. As a recovering perfectionist, Leanna shares the four key mindset shifts that have helped on her journey. Sh...

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Feeling Stuck? 4 Steps to Getting Unstuck and Taking Action
March 6, 2025

Feeling Stuck? 4 Steps to Getting Unstuck and Taking Action

Are you ever feeling stuck and unmotivated even though you have so many dreams to work toward? In this episode, Leanna explores why so many women, including working mothers, struggle to follow through on their goals despite t...

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Reclaim Your Power: The Game Changing Mindset Shift to Handle a Difficult Boss
Feb. 20, 2025

Reclaim Your Power: The Game Changing Mindset Shift to Handle a Diffi…

Have you ever caught yourself believing that if someone else just changed, you’d feel better? What would it look like to shift the focus to how you want to show up instead? In this episode, Leanna dives into the powerful shif...

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Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones on the Path to Achieving Your Goals
Jan. 16, 2025

Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones on the Path to Achieving Your G…

In this episode, Leanna tackles the myth of linear progress and explores why challenges and setbacks are not failures, but essential parts of growth. As we navigate January and our ambitious New Year goals, life inevitably th...

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Creating Your 2025 Vision: Intentional Goal Setting for Sustainable Change
Jan. 2, 2025

Creating Your 2025 Vision: Intentional Goal Setting for Sustainable C…

Happy New Year! In this energizing episode to kick off 2025, we embrace the spirit of new beginnings and intentional goal setting for the year ahead. Leanna shares some of her strategies to help high achieving women reset, re...

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How to Juggle Everything This Holiday Season Without Getting Knocked Out
Dec. 19, 2024

How to Juggle Everything This Holiday Season Without Getting Knocked …

In this episode, Leanna shares powerful strategies for working moms to manage holiday stress and overwhelm. Through the replay of her webinar, "How to Juggle Everything This Holiday Season Without Getting Knocked Out," Leanna...

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The Magic of Love and Gratitude: Showing Up Intentionally This Thanksgiving
Nov. 28, 2024

The Magic of Love and Gratitude: Showing Up Intentionally This Thanks…

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Leanna invites listeners to embrace gratitude and intentionality amidst the holiday hustle. She shares powerful strategies for managing stress, reframing expectations, and focusing on the...

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Navigating Election Week Anxiety & Team Morale: 7 Strategies for Leaders
Nov. 8, 2024

Navigating Election Week Anxiety & Team Morale: 7 Strategies for Lead…

In today’s episode, Leanna addresses the heightened stress and anxiety following the U.S. election. She shares seven practical strategies for supporting ourselves, our families, and our teams, while navigating political diffe...

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The Real Secret to Feeling in Control of Your Life
Oct. 24, 2024

The Real Secret to Feeling in Control of Your Life

Leanna explores the common misperception that changing external circumstances alone creates lasting happiness and fulfillment. She emphasizes the necessity of addressing internal thoughts to create lasting change. Many people...

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Difficult Conversations
Oct. 10, 2024

Difficult Conversations

Leanna dives into a topic many leaders face: having difficult conversations. Leanna shares insights on preparing for challenging discussions at work and at home, drawing from coaching experiences and the book Crucial Conversa...

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Introducing the Executive Mom Reset!
Sept. 5, 2024

Introducing the Executive Mom Reset!

Leanna unveils her new coaching program, The Executive Mom Reset, and shares what’s inside! This six-month coaching program is a one-on-one format that consists of weekly 1:1 coaching sessions and asynchronous support between...

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Mom Guilt
Aug. 29, 2024

Mom Guilt

Delve into the pervasive issue of "mom guilt" with Leanna. She explores the root causes of this guilt, especially for high-achieving moms who often struggle to meet the same high standards at home as they do at work. She offe...

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GREATEST HITS - Overwhelm
Aug. 22, 2024

GREATEST HITS - Overwhelm

Welcome to the Greatest Hits Summer Series! We’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the first year of the podcast and sharing Leanna’s take on them from her current vantage point. In this episode, Leanna discusses...

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Olympic Level Mental Health: 7 Things We Can Learn From Simone Biles
Aug. 16, 2024

Olympic Level Mental Health: 7 Things We Can Learn From Simone Biles

Leanna reflects on the 2024 Olympics, sharing her admiration for the athletes' dedication and resilience. She highlights key lessons from Simone Biles and other athletes, emphasizing the importance of mental health, prioritiz...

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GREATEST HITS - How Our Thoughts Impact Our Results
July 18, 2024

GREATEST HITS - How Our Thoughts Impact Our Results

Welcome to the Greatest Hits Summer Series! We’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the first year of the podcast and sharing Leanna’s take on them from her current vantage point. In today’s episode, Leanna dives ...

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GREATEST HITS - Conscious Decision Making
July 4, 2024

GREATEST HITS - Conscious Decision Making

Welcome to the Greatest Hits Summer Series! We’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the first year of the podcast and sharing Leanna’s take on them from her current vantage point. In this episode, Leanna discusses...

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Am I Doing It Wrong?
Feb. 29, 2024

Am I Doing It Wrong?

This episode delves into the common self-reflective questions we often ask ourselves, such as "Am I doing it right?" and "Did I make the right decision?", while exploring the subjective nature of right or wrong. The episode a...

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Overwhelm
Feb. 22, 2024

Overwhelm

In this episode, Leanna explores how overwhelm often precedes burnout, especially for high achievers. She delves into common responses to overwhelm, such as pushing forward without pause, withdrawing or escaping, and feeling ...

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All or Nothing Thinking
Feb. 15, 2024

All or Nothing Thinking

In episode 31 of The Executive Coach for Moms Podcast, host Leanna Laskey discusses how the concept of “all or nothing” thinking can impact various aspects of life, from career expectations and parenting to goal setting and f...

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How Our Thoughts Impact Our Results
Feb. 8, 2024

How Our Thoughts Impact Our Results

In today’s episode, Leanna dives into the self-coaching model, where she talks about how our thoughts shape our reality. She explains that our brains are meaning-making machines, turning neutral events into thoughts that can ...

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Why is it so hard for us to ask for help?
Jan. 25, 2024

Why is it so hard for us to ask for help?

In this episode of "Executive Coach for Moms", host Leanna Laskey McGrath reflects on the challenges of balancing independence and the need for help. Leanna discusses the societal emphasis on self-sufficiency and the impact i...

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Shoulding Ourselves
Jan. 18, 2024

Shoulding Ourselves

In this week's episode, Leanna discusses the practice of "shoulding" ourselves—believing we should be different, do more, or already know certain things—which is so common for high achieving women. She explores the reasons be...

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