Rae McDaniel is on the show and I’m really excited for you to listen to my conversation with them. We talked about how to be a better ally to the transgender and non-binary community. Plus, Rae has the most fascinating upbringing story which they shared during our time together. 

Rae McDaniel is a non-binary gender and sex therapist-turned-coach who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks feeling lost while transitioning their gender identity. Our conversation was interesting and informative. 

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Rae’s upbringing by parents who were Christian-missionary puppeteers (I had so many questions!). (4:17)
• Their experience coming out as queer in an unsupportive environment. (7:34)
• How the narrative that gender transition has to include suffering and anxiety is damaging to transgender and cisgender folks alike. (12:19)
• Rae’s perspective about anti-transgender and anti-nonbinary laws being pushed in legislation today. (16:54)
• What it means to be a good ally to the transgender and nonbinary community, plus trans-affirming language and the gender spectrum. (25:00)
• What to do (and not do) when someone comes out to you. (34:10)
• Advice for parents who suspect their child might be trans or nonbinary or their child has come out to them, and their feeling a bit lost. (36:15)

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This week I’m coaching Hannah, a twenty-five year-old who recently transitioned from working in a non-profit to Corporate America. She came to me for some coaching and insight around issues of wrestling with perfectionism and her battles with negative self-talk. We talked through different scenarios and by the end of our time together, Hannah said our conversation was a “self-awareness wake up call”. 

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Hannah describes her feeling of being stuck and lack of motivation. 
• We discuss the idea that the lack of motivation she may be feeling is due to burnout. 
• The importance of female friendships and how they can be a huge part of a path towards self-care.
• Recognizing there are seasons of your life where you simply aren’t motivated and that’s okay. 
• Encouragement to get curious when something is pushing you in a certain direction or belief.

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This week, I am exploring childhood trauma and how it is at the root of many of the issues that plague us in our adult lives. Riana Milne joins us; she’s a therapist who’s been helping individuals attract and keep emotionally healthy love for over 21 years. 

Riana shares the top ten traumas we experience in childhood and how those traumas impact us. This episode is not about blaming or shaming-- instead, it’s about understanding why we’ve adopted certain coping behaviors and offer strategies towards healing.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Riana walks us through her Childhood Trauma Checklist - identifying 10 traumas experienced in our young lives. (5:17)
• How childhood trauma shows up in love relationships. (29:54)
• The typical timeline for getting trauma out of the brain and body. (37:57)
• Mindset for success - a two-part healing process. (37:59)
• Five things in an emotionally healthy, evolved, and conscientiously aware relationship. (42:05)

I know you’ll find this episode enlightening and perhaps see some of yourself. If you want to dig further, Raina has a free ebook called Attract Healthy Love Now (also great if you’re already in a relationship!). 

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Erin King is here, y’all! Erin is a best-selling author, 3x entrepreneur, and the CEO of the Socialite Agency.  She’s helped clients ranging from The Academy Awards in Hollywood to The United States Navy at the Pentagon communicate more compellingly using her award-winning PUB method.  If you gravitate towards my energy and the things I teach about (thank you, by the way) - you are going to love Erin!

In this episode we talk about her new book, You're Kind of a Big Deal: Level Up By Unlocking Your Audacity, and how to take bold action. We also talk about the role patriarchy plays in oppressing women’s confidence and how, instead, we can harness Big Deal Energy (the feminine version of Big ‘D’ Energy) to live an audacious life. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

• Erin shared her experience pitching her then company, PMS (a tampon delivery service) to a room full of men. (6:30)
• Leveling up in your personal and professional life takes much more than just confidence and courage… it takes something bigger, bolder and grittier: AUDACITY.   (23:55)
• Some ways you can begin to activate your audacity to level up. (31:45)
• Big ‘D’ energy aka Big Deal Energy: knowing you have what it takes. (35:59)

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Gabrielle Bernstein is on the show this week. For over fifteen years, Gabrielle has been transforming lives—including her own. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, having penned eight books including The Universe Has Your Back, Super Attractor and the latest, her first Audible Original, You Are the Guru.

She joined me to discuss some of the tools and practices she uses to relieve anxiety and restore energy, including EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and cord-cutting meditation. I love it when conversations organically move in their own direction and this one did not disappoint. 

In this episode you’ll hear: 

• Cord-cutting meditation - what it is and how it can be used to help someone get some closure. (6:10)
• Gabby walks people through the steps of judgment detox using a technique called Emotional Freedom Technique. (11:04)
• Methods or tools for relieving anxiety. (17:07)
• Postpartum depression, time and place for psychiatric support, and why you can’t spiritually override it. Get medicated support to get back to safeline and feel safe enough to live. (20:07)
• Manifesting is not about getting things, it is about feeling good. (22:55)

http://andreaowen.com/391