Woman Unveiled with Shannon Battle

Welcome to "Woman Unveiled," where we peel back the layers of womanhood to reveal the strength, resilience, and beauty within. In today's episode, we confront a topic that many of us grapple with at some point in our lives: drowning in despair.

Despair can feel like an overwhelming tide, pulling us under and leaving us gasping for air. But amidst the darkness, there is always a glimmer of hope. In this episode, we'll explore how to navigate the depths of despair and emerge stronger on the other side.

I'm your host Shannon "Icanlady" Battle, and today we have a special episode geared towards married couples navigating the holiday season. Whether your marriage is in tip-top shape or facing some challenges, we've got practical strategies to help you end the year on a positive note and set the stage for a successful 2024.

Welcome, wonderful listeners, to another empowering episode of "The Psychology of Womanhood." Today, we're diving into a crucial topic that's close to the hearts of many women – the power of asking for help.

In a world that often celebrates the idea of the superwoman, we sometimes forget the strength in vulnerability and the beauty of collaboration. This episode is a gentle reminder that it's okay to not have all the answers, to lean on others, and to embrace the support that surrounds us.

We're breaking down the myth of the super shero and encouraging every incredible woman out there to drop the cape, take a breath, and ask for help.

It's time to shatter the illusion of perfection, and instead, embrace the strength that comes from acknowledging our vulnerabilities. Together, we'll explore the importance of building a community of support, fostering connections, and creating a safe space where women can lift each other up.

So, grab your favorite cup of tea, find a cozy corner, and let's embark on this journey of self-discovery and connection. Because here at "The Psychology of Womanhood," we believe that asking for help isn't a sign of weakness – it's a courageous step towards growth and empowerment.

Thank you for being part of this empowering community. Now, let's dive into today's episode – "Ask for Help."

Welcome to a special episode of "The Psychology of Womanhood" podcast, hosted by the insightful Shannon Battle. In this episode titled "When God and Why Now," Shannon delves deep into the nuanced world of women striving to maintain their faith while navigating the challenges of work-life balance.

Shannon engages in a soulful conversation discussing the intersection of faith, career, and the intricacies of modern womanhood. The episode explores the perennial question of "Why now?" — addressing the unique challenges and opportunities that women face in their pursuit of both professional success and spiritual fulfillment.

Listeners can expect a blend of psychology, spirituality, and practical advice as Shannon and her guests provide valuable insights into the delicate dance of balancing a thriving career with a steadfast commitment to faith. From navigating workplace dynamics to finding moments of spiritual connection in the midst of a busy life, "When God and Why Now" offers a thoughtful exploration of the intersectionality of these vital aspects of a woman's journey.

Tune in to "The Psychology of Womanhood" with Shannon Battle for an enriching episode that speaks directly to the hearts of women seeking wisdom, support, and a deeper understanding of how to keep the faith while pursuing a harmonious work-life balance. It's a conversation that transcends the ordinary, offering a unique blend of psychology and spirituality to empower women on their individual paths to fulfillment and success.

Welcome to the Psychology of Womanhood podcast. Here to talk about the unique challenges of being a Christian woman in a complex world. We’re here to provide support and understanding, and to share stories, advice, and encouragement. So let’s get started.

Today we’re talking about the importance of cultivating an attitude of gratitude, even when it’s hard. We’ll be discussing how to recognize the blessings that anxiety can bring, and why it’s important to practice gratitude even when we don’t feel like it.

We'll be discussing how to find comfort and strength in your faith, and lessons to recognize the blessings of anxiety with Ph 4:6.

Finally, we’ll be talking about the importance of being specific when you pray, and how to practice gratitude when you’re struggling with anxiety. We’ll discuss the different ways to be confident, and how to create an environment where you can practice calm your anxiousness.

That’s all for today’s episode. We hope you found it helpful and encouraging. Remember, you’re not alone. We’re here to support you and provide a safe space for you to share your thoughts and stories. Until next time, take care.

How well do you manage your stress?  Does it sometimes seem as though it is unmanageable when dealing with certain people or situations?  This episode we talk about how unmanaged stress leads to a series of complicated problems that make it challenging to manage your stress well.  Learn the signs that indicate your stress is out of control.  Learn how to get your stress under control by identifying the real problem.

Have you ever wondered why you struggle with making life changing decisions and feel stuck when it's time to make a move?  Your outcomes are likely associated with your beliefs.  This episode we work through the challenges we deal with in our minds trying to make sense of things that happen.  You may start well with adopting a new framework of believing only to relapse into the unbelief that makes you stuck once again.  I provide tips to help you overcome your thoughts intensify our mental arguments.  After this episode you will know your best next steps.

Have you ever felt jealous towards your friend or partner?  Did it draw out negative responses that damaged the relationship?  In this episode we define, discuss, and provide tips to manage jealousy.  It has been seen as a shameful emotion that we keep hidden.  The problem is that the experiences that shape that negative response builds contempt, bitterness, and anger that carries into other relationships.  How do you emotionally react to someone's success or progress?  If it's bothering you, then dive into this message.  Unmask the shame so you can have constructive partner focused relationships. #jesuslovestherapy

How does it feel when you lose it and flip out on everyone?  Do you ever stop and wonder what triggers this intensity of emotions?  In today's talk I help you understand that what you see showing up is not what is happening down below.  I walk you through the processes and layers of what is actually happening in the blink of an eye.  Once you understand I believe you'll be better equipped to maintain your peace.  If not, just call me for therapy. #jesuslovestherapy

How does it feel when you lose it and flip out on everyone?  Do you ever stop and wonder what triggers this intensity of emotions?  In today's talk I help you understand that what you see showing up is not what is happening down below.  I walk you through the processes and layers of what is actually happening in the blink of an eye.  Once you understand I believe you'll be better equipped to maintain your peace.  If not, just call me for therapy. #jesuslovestherapy

Do it Afraid!  That's a message that sounds very motivating until you actually start taking your steps to achieve your next great idea or passion.  What happens to cause you to start well and not be able to finish?  This episode will give you 3 steps to dive into your mind and change the way you perceive your fear so you can achieve your goal.  Why did you start the book and not finish?  Why didn't you apply for the manager position?  Why didn't you say yes to the man of your dreams?  Why did you stay in an unfulfilling relationship?  Learn how to start again what you keep stopping.  It's time to finish the idea!

Have you faced the most devastating life situation and felt as if you were losing your mind?  Life can hit so hard that you feel powerless, hopeless, and out of control over the pain that aches your soul.  I want to remind you that you are not losing your mind, but you are experiencing a challenge that you may feel adequately prepared to conquer.  You can conquer and come out winning even if means letting go.  Today we talk about the basic skill of understanding.  Learn to make meaning of the thoughts that are tripping you up and making you feel off center.  Your words have power.  

The inner critic is quick to tell you that you're not good enough, you're not moving fast enough, and every other counterproductive thought.  This episode I challenge you to pause, reflect and celebrate your growth.  If you're practicing patience without going off on someone then you are doing better than before!  Give yourself credit!  Stop comparing your success and thinking your measuring cup is not all the way full.  It takes 4 cups of preparation to for some types of accomplishments but may only require 1 tablespoon for yours.  You are in a league of your own.  If someone made 1 million on their first day of business, don't worry about the 100k you made in 10 years.  You're still successful and have accomplished more than most.

This episode we talk about how to find your excitement, energy, interest, and passion doing what you really love.  Many people don't know what they truly want, but have this feeling that it should be better than what they have now.  Most people have not been trained how to think better and create a visual for what they truly desire.  Structural systems teach us how to do ordinary tasks that get us ordinary results.  What would happen if you awakened the way you thought and it actually felt good?  You can have this experience.  Your destiny belongs to you.  The sooner you move forward the quicker you'll make progress that impacts the outcomes of your life.  

It's hard making some decisions without worrying if it will turn out alright.  How do you know if you are in the right relationship with the right person?  How do you know if you have chosen the right career?  Today I show you 8 Steps to help you be more confident in making decisions by understanding the differences between wants and needs.

If you have difficulty figuring out if you should let go then this episode is for you.  Letting go is a challenge for most people because that thing is attached to something of value.  Questions we ask make it difficult to decide and lengthen the grief attached to the thought of missing what we have.  Letting go means will you find other means of dealing with the unoccupied space of time, attachment, and attention.  Understand why you should let go and move on.  Learn the process of changing how you perceive the loss to gain clarity on what is ahead of you.

Isn't amazing when you knew less you took more risks?  Why is that you know more and move less towards your destiny?  If you are experiencing ongoing hesitation then it's importation to understand the culprit that keeps getting in your way.  You can't get out of your way unless you figure out what is blocking your view.  Today I discuss how to officially break the Habit of Hesitation.

Parenting Teenage girls is a challenge for most moms. Have you ever just wanted to help your teenager have a come to Jesus intervention because of their nasty attitude?  Well, before that meeting occurs, I have some suggestions that can help you teach them to see what you're saying without feeling that you are Judge Mom.  This episode is to help you become strengthened and not lose control because you can't figure out how to get your teenager to see themselves in their behavior.  You got this mom!

As we journey through womanhood our experiences take us through many different emotional situations that challenge our self-worth and value.  Imagine being a mother who deals with tragedy within her household and trying to navigate through life's uncertainty.  Ms. Robbie, of Sweetie Pie's is a true testament of how to deal with that type of pain and still live out her life.  What pain has caused you to stop living? If you have allowed emotional pain to put your life on pause and you're interested to learn how to get your life back, then this episode is for YOU!  When your strength fails you, you still have faith.  Listen and learn how to master the art of problem-solving so you can live again.

What do you do when trouble is pressuring you on every side?  How do you come up for air when problems are choking the the life from you?  This is that part of life that makes us doubt how blessed we really are.  Listen as we encourage, guide, and help strengthen you through these challenges while reminding you how blessed you are.  

As women our confidence is often connected to our strength.  However, our strength is often depicted as a negative and bossy attitude.  This episode will help you gain understanding that aggression is not strength.  Your strength embodies all aspects of your being.  Strength is in your spirit, mind, and body.  You get strength as you build your courage to do what you haven't done before.  Or doing what you have done before better than before.  You are strong and courageous.

The question we all have faced at some point in life is "What is my purpose"?  There are many books that teach you how to figure this out, but some of us still have difficulty grasping this master design for our life.  We don't like making mistakes or doing things blindly.  For most of us we want to know exactly what to do so we can have the best possible outcome and experience no discomfort.  Some of us feel so lost with finding this inner deep purpose that we give up on living a energetic and satisfying life.  We settle for safe because we have been ignorant to our identity.  If you have struggled with knowing your purpose, then this episode will free you in less than 20 minutes and reset your mindset.  Listen and learn the simplest way to finding your purpose by asking 2 questions.  

Do you feel like something has got to change?  Are you over COVID and the problems it created in your life?  You are like so many others.  The key is to come out of hiding and live through any fears or anxieties you have experienced that made you put life on pause.  While you're resetting, you will learn tips to evaluate your life positioning and determine your season to set your pace for consistent change.  Listen to learn if you are hiding from areas in your life that are out of control.  Learn immediate tips to tap into your inner strength and move through your resistance.

Have you ever been so anxious you dreamed about your problems?  It happens to us all.  As a matter of fact, I've been there many times.  We never intentionally try to wake up with life on our minds, but be ready when it happens.  If you have been fighting your anxiety ghosts and losing, then listen to the 6 tips in today's show to relax your mind.  When you worry about too many things, nothing gets done.  Shannon "ICANLADY" Battle

Today we have a new stamp on life...live out your Girl Crazy Dreams! Life is what you make it.  Life is choice driven.  Life is a sequel of endings and beginnings.  Women are designed to be excellent.  Intentional women are more excellent than the average woman because she maximizes her ideas and makes her dreams a living reality.  Women are creative and we need to learn to live our lives from a creative framework so that we can accomplish great success.  

Most things in our lives happen so frequently we never stop to ask Why.  Our WHY becomes a major factor when we come against doubt or we fear the voices in our heads that tell us we are doing it wrong.  In my book, The Power of ICAN, I talk about making decisions that help you gain strength to walk out your destiny even if looks like nothing is happening.  You have an inner existence that guides you when your natural mind fails to comprehend what you're doing.  Get out of the WHY and trailblaze that unbeaten path.

Have you believed a story that was told to you for so long and later found it to be a lie?  Someone may have convinced you that kissing makes babies  so you thought by avoiding a kiss, you wouldn't come up pregnant.  We learn to believe based on past experiences, knowledge, and regret.  Our beliefs guide our behavior.  If you are not careful to assess the content of how you come to believe a value or truth, then you could likely live your life with a truthful reflection of a lie.  You're truth may not always be the full story.  Learn how to understand what shapes your reality by uncovering your unhealthy habits that shape your beliefs.  

What if you could learn how to worry without causing anxiety?  It's natural to worry about situations that impact change in your life.  As a parent you worry about the well-being of your kids.  As a spouse you worry about the lasting love of your marriage.  As a friend you worry about the happiness of the those you love.  Worry becomes your enemy when you evolve into a person who feels trapped in their minds and lost in their ability to experience peace, assurance, and confidence that you will win.  Let's talk about making the mindset shift of being a Specialist in charge of your worry.  As a specialist you are properly trained and know how to access the right tools to attack your worry with working solutions. 

It's hard to be patient when you need something to happen now.  You can try to navigate and find angles around your situation but it may not get you the best solution.  You may have to acknowledge that you will have to wait until it's the right time.  It is very challenging to wait and see others blossom into their success.  It makes you feel forgotten, dissatisfied, and unsure about yourself.  I want to encourage you to stay the course and grow stronger as you're waiting for your time to shine.  You will do better and have longer success if you are prepared.  If you are unprepared and get the job, house, spouse, or the business too soon...you may not have the other skill sets to sustain it.  Remember, it's better to be late because you patiently waited rather than early only to have a short and bitter experience.

We are are going to make mistakes and fail.  My daughter sent me a motivational interview today and it featured Denzel Washington as the commencement speaker.  He said many profound statements, but what captured my attention was his statement about making mistakes.  Why do we believe that perfection means excellency?  We will experience times in life that even on our best day, our best effort, maybe our best moment that there was still some deviation of mistakes made.  Your mistakes are the pivoting point to your miracle.  Your mistakes are your ingredients for development of essential traits that will carry you higher in life.  Let your mistakes develop your character and not drown you in despair.

Danger Alert!  If you know the way you think conditions the way you behave, then how does music help develop your child's learning?  Being a busy parent is not an excuse to dismiss your child's online interactions.  Do you raise your child to do what everyone else does because it is socially acceptable?  Take a moment and listen to your child's playlist and imagine YOUR child acting out the lyrics in the song.  Is that the person you want them to become?  

You have the knowledge, you've prepared, you networked with the right people, so how is it that you get deceived by people who have claimed to be loyal to your vision?  Everyone that executes plans of greatness will have enemies.  When your mental drive is narrowly focused you may find yourself a victim of your own circle.  Be careful who you allow to get close to you.  We uncover the "N" Navigation of the 4 Step ICAN Plan to  drive consistent momentum to achieve daily success.

Are you doing too much too soon?  It's great that you have a vision but it's dangerous to launch an idea without preparation.  Your preparation is key to your achievement.  The more you prepare, the greater you build your character and excellency.  We talk about how to Become so good you can't be ignored and you using your "A" Achieve in your 4 Step ICAN Plan.

Many days you are never going to feel high on the achievement scale to conquer your day.  Most days you will not have the energy or positive attitude to get out of bed.  If the battle is a struggle in your thoughts and emotions then you have the answer.  We are learning how to implement for 4 Step ICAN Plan and we are activating our "C" Command.  Convince yourself that you are set up and prepared for a fulfilling day.  Your journey may be tough, but there are blessings with your name on it.  Don't sleep away your opportunities.

Today we begin the 4 Step ICAN Plan.  "I" Identify

Your purpose is not your position, but rather what you can do in the position you are in to accomplish a purpose.  You can make a great impact right where you are.  Let your life circumstances be your your compass.  You don't need to wait for something to happen to be great in your current position.  Your focus is using what you have and making a great impact.  That is your purpose for today and this week.

Do you set out to try something and do the opposite of your intention?  In this episode we examine the areas in our life that are counterproductive.  Maybe you're in a relationship that doesn't give you the best results.  Remember this is not the part of life where mistakes happen.  This is the part of life where tragedy occurs because of your choice to remain anchored to a weighted person, idea, or situation, that doesn't help you to produce fruit in your life.  Get your life back and make the right decisions that allow you to see and measure progress.

Fear and being afraid are the likely culprits of what stands in your way of doing your next great thing.  In the clinical world we look at how people respond to fear in terms of fight or flight.  Are you fighting to win or are are you always running for your life?  Today's challenge is about facing those fears and developing the tools to become strong and courageous.  Strong enough to get ready for the fight and courageous enough to get in the ring.

Problems will crowd away your visibility to see the good things happening in your life.  Yes, bad things happen no matter how good you are as a person.  However, bad things should never completely eliminate the good that takes place during your life.  Afterall, you don't have to think back too far to find a reason to be thankful.  Don't wait for Thanksgiving Day, start now by training yourself to reflect on the good in your life to shift your focus from the toxicity of problematic focuses.

Imagine the impossible and set your intention on seeing yourself accomplish it.  Expand your mind and take off the limits.

Everything you do is probably hinged on the tasks of meeting other people's needs.  Whether you are a boss, parent, caregiver, or pet owner...you likely have been inducted into the life of care-taking or people pleasing.  Well it's time to be selfish and find yourself.  We talk about how to examine what has been getting in your way from being your best self in your 6 quads.

This Detox is designed to help you get your mind back on track using the 4 Step ICAN Plan.

1.  Learn how to overcome self-sabotage

2.  Gain crystal clear clarity

3.  Understanding what you bring to the table.

4.  Key Practices to Shift from Doubt to Self Confidence

Why do people have to be so mean?  Why can't they just leave you alone?  Welcome to a life of disruptions.  Stop avoiding what you can control.  This episode will guide you on ways to put the difficult person in your life in their place.