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You do an estimated 35+ hours of unpaid invisible labor every week — operations, project management, crisis response, HR, executive decision-making. And most of us have been conditioned to call it "just being a mom."

In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Danielle Dowling, Psy.D. — certified life coach, doctor of psychology, and author of the upcoming book Good Girl, Bad Mom — about the invisible workload that motherhood demands, why naming it as work feels like betrayal, and what it actually takes to reclaim your self-worth inside the life you love.

Dr. Dowling shares:
- Why "good girl conditioning" turns overwhelm into personal shame — not systemic critique
- The Oxfam stat that will stop you cold: women globally perform $10 trillion of unpaid labor annually
- The motherhood org chart — and the six-figure salaries those skills would command at any company
- Why self-abandonment gets labeled "good mom-ness" — and how to start seeing it clearly
- A powerful language swap: replace "help" with "own" to transfer real household responsibility
- Her self-worth → self-respect → self-care framework, and why starting with self-care always fails

Whether you're a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, or somewhere in the messy middle — this conversation will give you language for something you've always felt but never been allowed to name.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. DANIELLE DOWLING:
Instagram: @iamdanielledowling
Website: danielle-dowling.com
Pre-Order Good Girl, Bad Mom: amazon.com/dp/B0FXHMX8F3

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER:
Website: https://www.themanageher.com
Instagram: @themanageher

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What if the most powerful business strategy has nothing to do with strategy at all?

In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Scott MacGregor — founder of The Outlier Project, publisher of Outlier Magazine, and 4x author — about why intentional relationship building is the one skill AI will never replace.

Scott shares:
- His "extra inch" philosophy that turns 5 seconds of effort into massive impact
- Why he ditched networking for friendship building (and what changed)
- How he uses his phone contacts as a personal CRM to remember what matters
- The Warren Buffett approach to relationships: slow, steady, outsized returns
- Why he's capping his community at 1,100 members — "scale can steal the soul"

Whether you're an entrepreneur feeling stuck in transactional relationships or a leader wanting to build deeper connections, this conversation will shift how you think about success, trust, and what people actually remember about you.

🔗 CONNECT WITH SCOTT MACGREGOR:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macgregorscott/
Instagram: @scottmacgregor_official
Outlier Magazine: https://www.outliermagazine.co
YouTube: @theoutlierproject

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER:
Website: https://www.themanageher.com
Instagram: @themanageher
Full show notes: https://www.themanageher.com

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What if the "silly" business idea you've been dismissing is actually your superpower? Christina Wooldridge almost kept her trivia company a secret — and now it's building real community across San Diego and beyond.

In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Christina Wooldridge, founder of Trivia Goat, about building a live events business while raising two young kids, why hospitality is the most underrated leadership skill, and what actually keeps customers coming back week after week.

Christina shares:
- How her childhood parades became the seed for a live entertainment company
- Why she struggled to see value in her "unconventional" business idea
- The moment she realized her hosts had become actual friends — and her business was bigger than games
- How she's scaling through a self-serve model that protects her time as a mom
- The conversation reset technique that instantly softens any difficult interaction

Whether you're a mom weighing entrepreneurship, a woman with a business idea that feels "not serious enough," or someone who believes connection is the real currency in business, this conversation will fire you up and validate everything you've been feeling.

🔗 CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA WOOLDRIDGE:
Instagram: @triviagoat
Website: https://triviagoat.com/

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE MANAGE HER:
Website: https://www.themanageher.com
Instagram: @themanageher
Full video episode: https://youtu.be/MPoNQUa8opQ