Episode 18: Embracing Authentic Presence: Building Resilience and Compassionate Communication with Shana Gold
In this episode, Kathy and Shana discuss:
Balancing support for others without burning out
Mental fitness and building resilience
Shauna's grounding exercise involving body awareness, deep breathing, sensory awareness, and oxytocin release
Strategies for mindful communication
Personal Resilience and Self-Discovery
Timestamps:
[00:00] Pandemic led to career crisis, then transformation.
[06:31] Understanding and expressing emotions for positive growth.
[12:03]Transform saboteurs into sage through positive intelligence.
[20:13] Train mental toughness with small steps consistently.
[26:50] Brene Brown's wholeheartedness, boundaries and resentment explained.
[28:26] Understanding and applying authenticity for personal growth.
[38:17] Regretting missed chances and expressing unexpressed feelings.
[43:32] Clients report positive changes after only 3 sessions.
[49:14] Adapt, learn, grow, and empower ourselves positively.
[54:56] Seek consistent support to achieve goals effectively.
[58:36] ADHD and rejection sensitivity require self-compassion.
[01:01:16] Shauna's contact in show notes, last question.
If Shana was a pill, what effect would she want to have on someone?
Allowing others to get into their authentic presence
What Shana is currently reading:
UNBOUND: A woman's Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak
More About Shana Gold
Shana Gold helps women to clear barriers to communication, find their voice, and become confident, empowered communicators. She uses evidence-based tools to support her clients to: transform anxiety into excitement, clear barriers to connection, in every context—from courageous conversations to high-stakes meetings, to talks in front of an audience of hundreds. Shana focuses on cultivating authentic presence from the inside out and enables her clients to hone and deliver a message that lands every time.
Shana’s experience as a professional coach (ICF-ACC) theatre professional (Resident Teaching Artist at The Lincoln Center Theatre et al) and training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Positive and Emotional Intelligence (PQ and EQ) gives her the knowledge and experience to support women to get out of their own way and tell powerful, compelling stories that express their truth.
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