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Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Success is often accomplished with grit, resilience, and action. Still, many of us women are bogged down by countless pressures each and every day. Who has time to work toward goals when the obstacles in the way somehow feel both mundane yet unconquerable? You can face steep odds and still find happiness, and that's because every woman has wells of resilience within to help get us through. Today I speak with career and leadership coach Jennifer Pestikas about making the choice to take up space; she also offers the nuts and bolts behind boldly expanding.   Here's a preview: [3:45] What should be in your resiliency toolbox (and how to build yours) [7:30] Thoughts on managing the pressures associated with being the first, the only, or different [15:00] Breaking down reasons why women sometimes make themselves small/diminish their accomplishments [24:00] What to do when you find yourself at the intersection of defeat and reinvention   Resources mentioned: The Nine Enneagram Descriptions (via the Enneagram Institute) Gallup Strength Finder Good On You app Brave Women At Work: Stories Of Resilience   -- * Join our (free!) community here. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. * Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.  -- Thank you to our sponsors!  Thrive Market: head to thrivemarket.com/sustainable for 30% off your order and a free gift. Helix Sleep: Get $400 off and 2 free pillows at https://birchliving.com/sustainable. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

0:17.3

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0:37.0

Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.

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off your first month.

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That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic at seed.

0:56.2

dot com slash sustainable, code 25 sustainable. Hello listeners, welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode

1:08.0

324 of sustainable minimalists.

1:11.0

On today's show, we are discussing resilience, what it is, where on earth we can

1:17.1

find it, and how we can tap into it during times of stress. All of us face significant challenges every single day. There are

1:27.9

career challenges, health issues, the enormity of child rearing, the enormity of caring for aging parents, the mundane household

1:38.1

tasks that just seem to compound, there's burnout, I could go on and on but there is good news and the good news is that we all have wells of

1:49.2

resilience inside ourselves. Perhaps we don't even know that these wells exist inside of us, but they do indeed exist.

1:59.2

Today I'm speaking with Jen Pesticus. Jen is a career and leadership coach for women, she is also the author of the new book, Brave Women at Work, Stories of Resilience. Jen believes that when we stop playing small and when we

2:16.2

embrace our full and beautiful selves we will experience more joy as we step into the space we rightfully deserve to expand into.

2:29.0

Big things we're discussing today, Jen.

2:31.1

I am so thrilled to have you on the show. How are you?

2:35.0

I'm great and I'm so happy to be here. Thank you Stephanie for having me on your show.

2:39.0

Well, thank you for coming on. Your new brave women at work stories of

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