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 differences. By focusing on self-care, open dialogue, curiosity, and a unified team vision, Leanna empowers leaders to create a supportive and productive environment, leading with confidence, compassion, and clarity in times of uncertainty and division.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/67].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Navigating Election Week Anxiety & Team Morale: 7 Strategies for Leaders

Leanna sits down with Gen Z expert, podcaster, and author, Meghan Grace, to explore the mindset, values, and expectations Gen Z brings to today’s workplace. They delve into why Gen Z’s approach can sometimes be mistaken for entitlement, how their focus on work-life balance and well-being sets them apart from previous generations, and how their openness to side hustles and career flexibility redefines traditional job loyalty. Meghan provides insights into how managers can engage, mentor, and authentically connect with Gen Z team members who value transparency, personal growth, and a supportive workplace environment. Learn how organizations can adapt to attract and retain this dynamic generation while benefiting from their fresh perspectives.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/66].

Connect with Meghan here [https://www.meghanmgrace.com/].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Gen Z in the Workplace: Who They Are, How to Lead Them, and What They Can Teach Us - with Meghan Grace

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 feel dissatisfied despite making major life changes, and this discussion highlights why that happens and how repetitive, often negative, thoughts shape our reality. Leanna offers practical tools to help identify and reframe these thoughts, providing guidance on how to intentionally create a more fulfilling career & life.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/65].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

The Real Secret to Feeling in Control of Your Life

In this enlightening episode, Leanna is joined by Dr. Supatra Tovar, a practicing psychologist and registered dietitian dedicated to dismantling diet culture and fostering healthier relationships with food and body image. Dr. Tovar's journey from performing arts to health sciences has uniquely equipped her to merge psychology and nutrition, paving the way for her innovative approach to healing disordered eating and eating disorders. She emphasizes the importance of deprogramming from the harmful elements of diet culture, and offers actionable strategies for reclaiming autonomy over food and body. By fostering mindfulness and an abundance mindset, she shows how we can take a sustainable path to wellness, cultivating joy and replacing restrictive habits with nourishing practices to reconnect with and heal our bodies.

Dr. Tovar is offering free resources at ANEW-insight.com [http://anew-insight.com/], including the Mindfulness Cookbook for Busy People and a 30-day mindful eating journal, to help get you started on your journey toward mindfulness. You can also learn more about her course, Deprogram Diet Culture here [https://www.anew-insight.com/course].

Connect with Dr. Tovar here [https://drsupatratovar.com/].

You can also purchase her book, Deprogram Diet Culture: Rethink Your Relationship With Food, Heal Your Mind, and Live a Diet-Free Life, on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4KRMM2D?ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_TP81CM58M3BJ774A97KZ&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_TP81CM58M3BJ774A97KZ&social_share=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_TP81CM58M3BJ774A97KZ&skipTwisterOG=2]!

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/64].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Leanna is offering Coaching for Charity sessions, which are an effort to support the communities that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. You choose the amount to donate to the Red Cross or a local organization providing aid, provide proof of payment, and she’ll provide the coaching! Let's help support these folks who need our help right now. Schedule now [https://calendly.com/coachleanna/coaching-for-charity?month=2024-10]!

Deprogramming Diet Culture & Reclaiming Our Intuition - with Dr. Supatra Tovar

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 Conversations. She offers practical tools like defining clear goals, approaching with curiosity, focusing on what could go right, and breaking conversations into manageable parts. Whether you’re addressing issues with employees, peers, or family members, this episode will help you tackle those tough talks with confidence and ease. 

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/63].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Leanna is offering Coaching for Charity sessions, which are an effort to support the communities that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. You choose the amount to donate to the Red Cross or a local organization providing aid, provide proof of payment, and she’ll provide the coaching! Let's help support these folks who need our help right now. Schedule now [https://calendly.com/coachleanna/coaching-for-charity?month=2024-10]!

Difficult Conversations

Content warning: miscarriage and pregnancy loss

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and Kami Wernimont, Founder and President of Let the Light In (LTLI), returns to share the latest updates on her non-profit organization, which she founded and launched in Summer 2023. LTLI supports and provides resources for women who have experienced miscarriage and pregnancy loss. One year ago, Kami visited the podcast and opened up about her personal journey, and in today’s episode, she reflects on the past year of leading and growing the organization. As the need for Let the Light In's services continues to grow, Kami discusses the lessons she's learned about supporting others while maintaining her own self-care and quality time with her children.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/62].

Re-visit episode 17 [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/let-the-light-in-with-kami-wernimont/] to hear Kami’s story.

If you’re moved to support the important work of Let the Light In, please donate here [https://www.ltli.org/donate].

Connect with Kami and learn more about Let the Light In here [https://www.ltli.org/].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Learning to Balance Self Care with Building a Mission-Driven Nonprofit: Reflections on Year One of Let the Light In - with Kami Wernimont

Leanna is joined by Leslie Shreve, founder and CEO of Productive Day, and creator of Taskology® The Science of Getting Things Done. As a master of time management, Leslie shares the power of one; the importance of combining 100% of your task sources into one centralized location for better management. She discusses the value of breaking down larger tasks into smaller, actionable steps to make them more attainable. Listen now to hear Leslie’s suggestions to improve productivity and efficiency, and create an adaptable method of task management.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/61].

Leslie has two free resources available for listeners: Productive Day smart steps and the What’s Your Number One Productivity Blind Spot? Quiz! Connect with Leslie at Productive Day [https://productiveday.com/].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Master Your Productivity to Reclaim Your Time - with Leslie Shreve

As enrollment for The Executive Mom Reset is currently open, we’re replaying one of Leanna’s coaching episodes to give you an understanding of what a coaching session sounds like.

Have you ever stepped back to figure out your own definition of success? In this episode, Leanna coaches Allie, who has been feeling stuck in her career and comes to the conversation looking for strategies for how to advance her career. But through the coaching conversation, she discovers that her definition of success and how she "should" be living is very much informed externally, and it may be time for her to rewrite her own definition of what success means to her. They discuss leadership, worthiness, success, and so much more in this incredibly powerful coaching conversation.

If you’d like to hear another coaching conversation, check out episode 7 [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/how-high-achievers-can-learn-to-delegate-coaching-conversation/].

Leanna offers a one-hour, no cost, obligation-free consultation call to custom design The Executive Mom Reset for you.

Start your journey of living a life you love and schedule your free consultation call today at coachleanna.com [https://www.coachleanna.com/]!

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/60].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Creating Your Own Definition of Success

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 sessions. She outlines the four areas of focus:

 1. Stress Management
 2. Work-Life Balance
 3. Confidence
 4. Fulfillment

Leanna offers a one-hour, no cost, obligation-free consultation call to custom design the program for you.

Start your journey of living a life you love and schedule your free consultation call today at coachleanna.com [https://www.coachleanna.com/]!

Introducing the Executive Mom Reset!

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 offers insight into how societal expectations, perfectionism, and the ever-evolving challenges of parenting contribute to these feelings. Leanna also shares practical strategies for redefining personal expectations, shedding light on the reality at hand, and finding balance.

Full transcript available here [https://podcast.coachleanna.com/58].

Connect with Leanna here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannalaskey/].

Join Leanna and other moms like you in The Mom Guilt Webinar: Back to School Edition [https://www.coachleanna.com/] by signing up at coachleanna.com!

Mom Guilt

The Executive Coach for Moms podcast supports women who are attempting to find balance and joy while simultaneously leading people at work and at home.

Hosted by Leanna Laskey McGrath, former tech exec turned full time mom, recovering perfectionist and workaholic, and certified executive coach.

The Executive Coach for Moms Podcast