In this episode, I’m sitting down with Dr. Lilit, an esteemed clinical psychologist specializing in maternal mental health, helping working mothers navigate the emotional shifts of postpartum and career transitions. She has been featured in Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, and other top outlets, and has appeared on Everything is the Best.

While I’m not a mom yet and haven’t experienced this myself….I hope to be soon and am conscious about what an intense (yet wonderful) shift entering motherhood can be. I’ve had so many conversations with friends, colleagues and my mom about how challenging it can be to navigate motherhood, the unique pressures that are placed on women, and how your identity starts to shift.

Dr. Lillit and I talk about the messy and beautiful transition into this new role—how it can feel overwhelming, emotional, and like no one really prepares you for it. Dr. Lillit shares her own experiences navigating postpartum, how she supports her clients through the guilt, chaos, and wonders of motherhood, and why knowing yourself is the foundation for everything.

• Why the transition to motherhood often feels messy and chaotic

• The delicate balance of being the “best mom” and still investing in yourself

• What working moms are really struggling with (hint: it’s not just time)

• The power of inner work—and how to begin, even if you already have kids

• How to build an intentional support system and village

• The realities of “mom guilt,” identity loss, and people-pleasing in parenting

• Ways partners can better support new moms (that don’t involve fixing)

• How to redefine balance, presence, and what “having it all” actually means

What I loved most about this conversation was the emphasis she places on intentional inner work, awareness, really knowing yourself so you can show up as your best self for your family.

Whether you're preparing for motherhood, in the thick of postpartum, have older children or are supporting someone who is, this episode brings light to the emotional, mental, and societal pressures moms navigate every day.

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Join me for a solo episode where I share why I love to use birthdays as moments for personal reflection and growth, embracing aging with confidence, what I loved in year 37, how I’ve evolved over the last decade and what I’m looking forward to in 38.

During the trip down memory lane, I remember what life was like at 27, how transformative each year has been since and how I used my experiences then to become who I am now. I share about the impact of anxiety on my overall health and wellness and how my approach to living well has evolved over time. I also discuss all of the things that I’ve carried with me from 27, what makes me me and how I’ll continue to figure it out over the next year. I hope you enjoy!

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Charisse Cooke is a London-based psychotherapist and author who specializes in attachment theory. With over 20 years of experience, she uses her expertise in relationship dynamics to help people develop healthy bonds. Her approach is rooted in compassion and understanding, and she offers practical strategies for managing negative thoughts and improving nonverbal communication. She is also an online educator with a mission to mend the fabric of relationships through understanding and emotional resilience. Charisse’s approach to therapy is deeply rooted in adult attachment theory, offering a compassionate lens through which to view and transform one’s relational universe.

• Modern dating dynamics and how relationships have changed during her 20 years of working with couples and how roles have shifted as the socio economic climate has changed, specifically around the change for men

• Shifting standards and expectations as we settle down in life later and how to bring two individual, independent lives together successfully

• Why self-awareness and courage are so important so that you can understand your own behaviors and feelings within the context of your relationship but also express vulnerability and assert your own needs.

• How to recognize emotional patterns and understand how your past experiences may play a role in shaping your present interactions

• Common reactions to vulnerability, including stonewalling and how to get more comfortable with being vulnerable to unlock more potential from your relationship

• The power of open communication

• What a healthy relationship looks like and how to ensure yours is on the right path

• We explore the delicate balance between boundaries and compromise, the emotional labor, and how joy and pain can both provide opportunities for growth

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In this solo episode I’m sharing a few things I’m loving lately including skincare, pajamas, lip gloss and a new tv show. I also talk about how I struggled with my confidence for a long time and how I cultivated more confidence to feel more successful at work. And finally, I share a little peek into an overnight trip my husband and I took to Greenport and why escaping the day-to-day, even for a night, makes a world of difference in our happiness and relationships.

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Megan is a certified Life + Leadership Coach who empowers leaders and founders to achieve their wider visions through internal and external transformation. With expertise in breathwork, meditation, and subconscious mindset modalities, she helps clients, whether it be in their careers, businesses, relationships, or any other area of their life that they are wanting to create transformation in, break past feelings of being stuck and unlock their full potential. As a 3x founder and entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience in brand strategy and marketing, Megan brings a unique blend of corporate and entrepreneurial insight to her coaching practice.

She has partnered with incredible women like Alex Elle, Taryn Toomey of the Class, Tiffany Aliche of The Budgetnista, the founders of Glow Recipe and with brands like Athleta, Bumble, PureWow and Kendra Scott.

If you’re on the precipice of transformation, are craving a different vision for your life or are trying to get unstuck from the stories you tell yourself that are holding you back…

If you’re feeling stuck, unfulfilled, unclear, dissatisfied, craving something bigger, know that you’re on the precipice of transformation, yearning for something more, feeling tension and you don’t know where it’s coming from. This episode is for you.

• Developing a deep sense of self to find more satisfaction, success and joy

• How ‘should’ can block us from getting in tune and identifying what we really want

• Hitting pause and engaging in deep self exploration to feel more expansive

• How she’s creating accessibility to coaching tools for transformation

• Coaching vs. therapy and how coaching helps you look at where you are right now and define where you want to go

• Mindset management, nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and behavioral alignment

• Getting curious about the stories that you tell yourself and not accept the first story

• Quieting the loud inner critic, non-linear iterative growth,

• Attaching our worth to external markers of success and what to do when it’s all stripped away

• How to embark on big transformation and how to identify when you’re on the precipice and explore your desires

• 5 tools she keeps in her tool box

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Andy and I got married on December 30, 2023 at St. Mary’s Parish in Enniskerry, Ireland followed by our reception at Powerscourt Estate. It was one of the best weeks of my life and exceeded my expectations in every way possible. One of my goals going into the wedding and thinking about the day was making sure that Andy and I had FUN! That we danced, laughed and just enjoyed this once-in-a-lifetime moment with all of the people we love.

In this episode I share how I set myself up for having the best day ever - from having fun to looking and feeling like my best, my favorite details from planning and the big day itself, and what I would have done differently if I were to do it all over again.

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Dessy T. Levinson is an executive strategist and relational integration coach, creator of the CRATE Framework for cognitive and emotional resilience, and founder of crate.com.

Drawing from over two decades of experience across advertising, venture capital, and high-performance coaching, she helps leaders navigate complexity and transform overwhelm into flow.

Her approach combines deep psychological insight with practical business acumen, enabling individuals and teams to achieve lasting change through narrative and emotional alignment. She lives in the New York area with her husband and teen children.

"We are not thinking creatures who feel; we are feeling organisms who happen to think." - This quote from Damasio is highlighted to illustrate the relationship between emotions and reasoning.

• The feeling of overwhelm, how to work with our emotions and what different emotions feel like in the body
• How we naturally navigate and perceive the world based off our previous experiences and interactions but why that might actually get in our way by inventing fear
• Our brain works and is basically a predictive machine that is trying to orient to what is relevant, we can start to control our reactions
• Examining traumatic narrative to reshape and build more sufficiently sound models to serve our experiences better
• Tapping into our emotions and feelings to navigate the negative moments with more ease and better use signals to orient ourselves in the world
• How our nervous system processes intensity and pressure and how to manage compounding pressure and intensity to better support your health especially for women in a modern world
• The CRATE framework to help regulate and manage stress and overwhelm and the value of getting in the flow state
• Testing our assumptions, recognizing true fear response and what is not, and building more trust in ourselves so we’re prepared to tackle whatever life throws our way

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In this episode, I’m sharing what I’m loving lately, how I shifted my dating mindset to meet my husband and lessons from my first year of marriage.

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3. Skinny Confidential SPF Sunscreen
4. Skims Body Suit
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6. Honest, open conversations with friends.

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• Holistic Psychologist
• Adam Grant

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