The Midday Reset Podcast

I used to think closure was something that I couldn't get unless the other party was willing to apologize, admit to wrongdoing, or otherwise change their stance. It's actually something you can snatch for yourself, and I'll tell you how. 

Insecurities, eating disorders, covert racism, and the giant lie that is feminism. I'm finally unpacking what the sorority experience meant for me all those years ago. 👵🏾

What is energy? I've talked about it some before on this show, but what does it mean for you? The unspoken connections we often feel with certain people, or that tingling sense we might get that a person or situation isn't for us are all reflections of how energy can show up, guide us, and clue us in. Listen along to hear more!

Links I reference in this episode:

https://www.chieflearningofficer.com/2021/08/23/the-shift-to-hybrid-work-demands-rebalanced-workplace-culture-and-new-supporting-technology/

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ADD-11-2020-0024/full/html

I was the first in my family to graduate from college 👩🏾‍🎓, and it's been the most overblown, overrated experience of my life. 🤦🏾‍♀️

I also reference my previous episode "College is a Scam" here, which you can go back and listen to as well. 

As the 20-year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, and the US continues to withdraw from Afghanistan, I have thoughts. 

Our inability to discern fact from fiction is creating a communication crisis for us. These are my thoughts. 

I left my corporate job in May 2019 and have largely not looked back. This episode is a breakdown of what appears to be happening in the American workplace, as observed by me. 

What do Affirmative Action, Cancel Culture, #metoo, and reparations all have in common? In this episode, I explore the pitfalls that can arise from trying to get even for actions, and I explain strategies for finding peace outside of retribution. 

Let's address the invisible elephant in the room: the weight that critical thinking, navigating bias, devastating losses, and responding to the world around us places on us. 

Our culture recognizes joy, sadness, excitement, hope, and pain in some people, but is oblivious to those emotions when displayed by others. Why is that?

Marriage and relationships in general don't get talked about factually enough. Here are my thoughts. 

This is an honest admission about how I've viewed Oprah over the years, as well as a small commentary on how prominent people are treated by the public. 

This is my honest admission about how I've viewed Britney over the years. #FreeBritney

No, this episode isn't about the 80s duo Wham! WAHM stands for "Work At Home Mother." I used the first 5 years of my career to set myself up to be one, and now I can't wait to not be one anymore. Setting boundaries with your kids is also necessary, I'm learning, in achieving work-life balance. 

I have a master's degree in English, another one in business administration (MBA), I spent five years teaching at the college level for four different schools and three years writing curriculum for college classrooms. And I STILL feel that college is a scam. 

I recently read "It's Time for Women to Break Up with Politeness," by Brijana Prooker and printed on Elle.com. You can read it for yourself here:

https://www.elle.com/culture/a35854625/no-more-politeness-2021/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBELM&utm_medium=social-media&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0HacPDa6D5KjwKCQgtnmYTrTc6dUCKf4D7IQmA4VA0dTwkCeEsuVEASeQ

I agree, women need to stop being polite and start getting (more) real! And that is absolutely a reference to The Real World. Yup! 😃

Have you ever met those folks who seem to have a problem with your greatness? Any time you succeed here they come with negativity? Even when you're right, you're wrong?? 😂 I get it. Here's an episode for that. 😘

Jamberry Nails, ItWorks, Monat, Amway, Beachbody, and Avon. What do they all have in common? In this episode I break down the presence of MLMs, my own involvement with MLMs in the past (😧) and what I really see as fuel for this phenomenon. 

Why are elected officials openly mocking each other? Why are women digging graves for other women?? I don't know and the answers are not in this episode, but men and women have work to do. 

One perk of doing deep personal work is that if you stay consistent with it long enough, you'll probably notice your inner circle start to change and evolve as well. And that's good! Otherwise you find yourself surrounded by folks you have zero in common with. 

I'm actively managing my anxiety and a wall of depression. Life still has its bright spots, but I'm working my way out of darkness currently. 

What makes Spring Break 2021 so different? Well, for starters, I took time off for it for the first time in 14 years. 

Happy new year! My 2021 started by a winged creature entering my home with a message. 

Lean into your opportunities for a new start at this present moment. 

My second guest for A Conversation and Coloring with is my colleague, Michael Solomon, of Accounting Personalized. He took the stress out of approaching accounting concepts for me and also shared observations he's making as businesses navigate the 2020 change wave.

Michael's info:

Michael Solomon, Accounting Personalized
www.accountingpersonalized.com
352-224-9530