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That Escalated Quickly: How to Stop Negative Thought Spirals When You're Overwhelmed
Dec. 18, 2025

That Escalated Quickly: How to Stop Negative Thought Spirals When You…

As the holiday season ramps up and time and energy feel especially scarce, this episode dives into one of the biggest hidden drains for high-achieving moms: negative thought spirals. Building on last week’s conversation about...

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Holiday Tip #9: Remember Your Why
Dec. 17, 2025

Holiday Tip #9: Remember Your Why

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Tip #8: Expectations of Self
Dec. 15, 2025

Holiday Tip #8: Expectations of Self

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Tip #7: It's Okay to Ask for Help
Dec. 12, 2025

Holiday Tip #7: It's Okay to Ask for Help

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Mom Guilt for High Achievers
Dec. 11, 2025

Holiday Mom Guilt for High Achievers

In this episode, Leanna dives into one of the most persistent and painful emotions ambitious moms face this time of year: holiday mom guilt. Whether you’re listening while wrapping gifts or squeezing this in between meetings,...

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Holiday Tip #6: Traditions
Dec. 10, 2025

Holiday Tip #6: Traditions

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Tip #5: I Have To VS. I Want To
Dec. 8, 2025

Holiday Tip #5: I Have To VS. I Want To

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Tip #4: Decide How You'll Show Up
Dec. 7, 2025

Holiday Tip #4: Decide How You'll Show Up

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Holiday Tip #3: Boundaries
Dec. 5, 2025

Holiday Tip #3: Boundaries

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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Metabolic Healing, Weight Loss, and Sustainable Wellness for High Achieving Women Who Don't Have Time to Burn Out - with Kathryn Becker
Dec. 4, 2025

Metabolic Healing, Weight Loss, and Sustainable Wellness for High Ach…

In this episode, Leanna talks with functional wellness practitioner Kathryn Becker, whose story will feel familiar to high-achieving women who keep pushing through exhaustion, stress, and mystery symptoms because life simply ...

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Holiday Tip #2: Make a Plan
Dec. 3, 2025

Holiday Tip #2: Make a Plan

I created the Holiday Tips series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal year at work, coordinating holiday events, hosting, cooking, cleaning, communicati...

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3 Helpful Tips for High Achieving Perfectionist Moms on Thanksgiving
Nov. 27, 2025

3 Helpful Tips for High Achieving Perfectionist Moms on Thanksgiving

In this concise and heartfelt Thanksgiving episode, Leanna invites you to pause amid the cooking, coordinating, and family dynamics to check in with yourself and honor what you need today. She shares three grounding reminders...

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Introducing the Holiday Tips Series for Executive Moms!
Nov. 26, 2025

Introducing the Holiday Tips Series for Executive Moms!

I'm sharing a special episode to introduce my new holiday tips series and to share tip #1. I created this series for ambitious high achieving women trying to juggle everything this holiday season -- closing out the fiscal yea...

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The Courage to Pivot: Building a Life That Reflects Your Values - with Klara Ganter
Nov. 20, 2025

The Courage to Pivot: Building a Life That Reflects Your Values - wit…

In this episode, Leanna sits down with career strategist and mother of three, Klara Ganter, for a deeply honest conversation about redefining ambition, navigating nonlinear career paths, and choosing a life aligned with your ...

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Stop Second Guessing Yourself: Mindset Tools to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs
Nov. 13, 2025

Stop Second Guessing Yourself: Mindset Tools to Break Free from Limit…

In this episode, Leanna dives deep into one of her favorite guiding principles, “Don’t believe everything you think.” If you find yourself overthinking or talking yourself out of opportunities, this episode is for you. Leanna...

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Balancing Leadership and Motherhood: Choosing What Belongs (and What Doesn't) in This Season of Life
Nov. 6, 2025

Balancing Leadership and Motherhood: Choosing What Belongs (and What …

In this episode, Leanna explores the powerful mindset shift of embracing life’s various seasons and giving yourself permission to let go of unrealistic expectations. She invites listeners to examine what belongs in their curr...

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What Does it Mean to be Strong? Navigating Grief & Redefining Strength After Loss - with Kami Wernimont
Oct. 30, 2025

What Does it Mean to be Strong? Navigating Grief & Redefining Strengt…

In observance of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Leanna welcomes back Kami Wernimont, founder and president of Let the Light In , a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women and families through loss. Kami shares how...

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The 5 Journaling Prompts Every Executive Woman Needs to Live and Lead with Purpose
Oct. 23, 2025

The 5 Journaling Prompts Every Executive Woman Needs to Live and Lead…

In this episode, Leanna shares one of the simplest yet most transformative practices she recommends to every client: journaling. If your mind feels constantly full and your days seem to blur together, this episode will help y...

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How to Overcome Resistance to Change and Finally Start Putting Yourself First (Taking Care of Yourself #6)
Oct. 16, 2025

How to Overcome Resistance to Change and Finally Start Putting Yourse…

In this sixth episode of the Taking Care of Yourself series, Leanna gets personal about the resistance so many working and executive moms feel when it comes to making positive changes in their lives. Even when we know what we...

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Reclaiming Your Energy and Connection Through Science-Based Nervous System Healing - with Melissa Romano (Taking Care of Yourself #5)
Oct. 9, 2025

Reclaiming Your Energy and Connection Through Science-Based Nervous S…

In this episode, Leanna sits down with licensed social worker and integrative somatic therapist Melissa Romano, author of the Vagus Nerve Deck, and creator of Connected Healing. Together they explore how high-achieving women ...

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Advocating for Your Needs at Work and at Home (Taking Care of Yourself #4)
Oct. 2, 2025

Advocating for Your Needs at Work and at Home (Taking Care of Yoursel…

In the fourth episode of the Taking Care of Yourself series, Leanna continues with a focus on how executive moms can confidently advocate for their own needs, both at work and at home. High-achieving leaders often excel at ch...

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Burnout as Betrayal: Breaking Free from People Pleasing and Perfectionism to Reclaim Your Energy - with Lora Cheadle (Taking Care of Yourself #3)
Sept. 25, 2025

Burnout as Betrayal: Breaking Free from People Pleasing and Perfectio…

What if burnout isn’t just exhaustion, but a form of betrayal? In this episode, attorney-turned-coach and TEDx speaker, Lora Cheadle, shares how years of people pleasing, perfectionism, and prioritizing everyone else’s needs ...

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Empowering Executive Moms to Recognize Your Own Needs Without Guilt (Taking Care of Yourself #2)
Sept. 18, 2025

Empowering Executive Moms to Recognize Your Own Needs Without Guilt (…

High-achieving working mothers are so attuned to recognizing everyone else’s needs at work, at home, and everywhere in between, that we often overlook our own. In this episode of the Taking Care of Yourself series, Leanna exp...

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The Mindset Shifts Every Executive Mom Needs to Balance Ambition and Well-Being (Taking Care of Yourself #1)
Sept. 11, 2025

The Mindset Shifts Every Executive Mom Needs to Balance Ambition and …

In this episode, Leanna kicks off the fall series with the theme Taking Care of Yourself, a deeper, more practical alternative to what’s often labeled as “self-care.” She explores why so many high-achieving women and busy mom...

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