If you’ve ever felt like you can’t quite get “there” in life, experienced burnout, or wondered how to get your own needs met, too, you’re going to love this conversation. This week’s episode features one of the people I admire most, Dr. Mandy Lehto, and appropriately enough our conversation starts by triggering my own “I’m not enough” insecurities. Mandy’s insight and wisdom comes from her own experiences as a high achiever and many years working with others on creating more fun and ease in their lives. A few things we touch on in this rich episode:

• Why we’re never satisfied
• Recognizing and breaking free from defense mechanisms (we all have them)
• Mandy’s top tip for all of us (it’s such a good one!)

Dr. Mandy Lehto is a coach for fast-paced executives whose lives look shiny on the outside but inside they're secretly burnt out. She is the host of Enough, the podcast, a mash-up of deeply human conversations and expert advice on swapping perfectionism and overachieving for a more easeful life.

Dr. Mandy Lehto’s Podcast: Enough, the podcast

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Catherine’s book Hope-Less: The Truth About Hope and Where to Find It: Hope-Less

How are we supposed to live with the knowledge that we, and everyone we love, are here for only a limited time? Most of us try to avoid thinking about it, but in this episode I recommend a different approach, one that can truly help you fall in love with the life you actually have, no matter what that looks like for you on any given day. Engaging with the light and the dark, the full spectrum of living, is one of the surest paths to deeper, more fulfilling, more satisfying life and relationships.

In this episode we talk about:

• My husband’s dance with cancer and our dance with his mortality
• We can’t fully feel joy unless we also let ourselves feel other emotions
• Everyone has pain in life, the key is to integrate it
• Living with an awareness of mortality is the best path to a life you truly love

For estate planning and elder law in Colorado: Hammond Law Group

Catherine’s book Hope-Less: The Truth About Hope and Where to Find It: Hope-Less

Many people think that once you have career success you no longer have problems with confidence. If you’ve achieved success, the voices that tell you you’re not good enough or can’t handle whatever challenge is in front of you can still be loud. And they’re liars. Today’s guest is Donna Carlson, an accomplished leader herself who is committed to bringing the mental monkeys out of the closet so that we can make friends with them and unleash our own brilliance. Donna shares her own story of trying to hold it together at work when internally things felt like they were falling apart. Listen in to learn how to normalize the conversation about mental wellbeing at work.

Connect with Donna Carlson on LinkedIn: Donna's LinkedIn profile

Donna’s website and link to her book: Crazy as Usual

For estate planning and elder law in Colorado: Hammond Law Group

Catherine’s book Hope-Less: The Truth About Hope and Where to Find It: Hope-Less