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The Take Back Your Damn Life Podcast

The Take Back Your Damn Life Podcast

By Ellyn Schinke

Take Back Your DAMN LIFE with certified burnout and stress management coach, speaker, and former scientist Ellyn Schinke.

On this podcast, Ellyn is on a mission to help busy, burned out corporate professionals and entrepreneurs find their balance. She puts her former scientist spin on no-bulls**t self-help by sharing tips, mindsets, and providing actionable + intentional takeaways to help you take back your damn life!

Show notes: coachellyn.com/podcast
Instagram: @coachellyn
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46 - How to Get UNSTUCK from Your Labels

The Take Back Your Damn Life Podcast Mar 22, 2019

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19:15
128 - And That's a Wrap!
Sep 07, 202102:30
127 - Why FOMO Causes Burnout
Aug 03, 202110:19
126 - Burnout is a CHOICE (& Why That's a Better Mindset to Have)
Jul 06, 202114:34
125 - Balance is BULL**** Myths, Misconceptions & What Balance Actually Is...
Jun 08, 202115:31
124 - My Anti-Burnout Morning Routine (& the 5 Types of Self-Care)
May 11, 202113:59
123 - 7 tips to Help Companies Decreasee EMPLOYEE BURNOUT
Apr 20, 202120:21
122 - Get Organized + Ditch Burnout with guest host Monica Lin
Mar 23, 202130:51
121 - 4 Reasons Why Your ROUTINES NEVER STICK
Feb 09, 202116:19
120 - Why You Should STOP Trying to Figure it ALL OUT Beforehand
Jan 05, 202117:32
119 - 4 Things to Schedule when you SUCK at MAKING TIME for LIFE
Dec 08, 202014:13
118 - Slowing Down & Putting Joy at the Top of Your To-Do List ft. Ashley Looker
Nov 03, 202056:08
117 - 3 Tips to Help You Work LESS & LIVE More
Oct 13, 202018:33
116 - But, How's Your Sleep? - Easy Sleep Tips that WORK
Sep 15, 202023:50
#115 - How to BOUNCE BACK from a SH**** Month
Sep 01, 202017:58
114 - 5 Things to STOP DOING to Take Back Your Life
Aug 25, 202018:02
113 - Self-Care for High-Achievers
Aug 11, 202022:00
112 - CUTESY S*** is UNDERMINING your GROWTH
Aug 04, 202025:41
111 - Dolce Far Niente: Taking a Page from Eat Pray Love
Jul 28, 202020:24
110 - The Only CAREER ADVICE You'll EVER Need...
Jul 21, 202018:25
109 - How to do a QUARTERLY (or Mid-Year!) Review
Jul 07, 202023:21
108 - How to STEP UP Your BOUNDARY Setting
Jun 23, 202027:22
107 - AIRPLANE MENTALITY & Why You MUST Put Your Oxygen Mask On FIRST
Jun 10, 202019:35
106 - What to do when you DON'T FEEL LIKE being PRODUCTIVE
May 19, 202017:58
105 - 7 PRACTICAL Tips for Avoiding Burnout + Managing Stress

105 - 7 PRACTICAL Tips for Avoiding Burnout + Managing Stress

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 👏🏻𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬👏🏻𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘👏🏻𝗗𝗔𝗬👏🏻

But NOT for weight loss! Simply because YOU, my friend, are a high-achieving, high-strew, driven AF driven human...and 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆...you NEED to move!

I’m reading a new book all about burnout! It was talking all about stress responses - fight, flight, and freeze - and how these responses FLOOD your body with chemicals EVERY day cuz we experience these STRESSES every single day. 

But here’s the kicker - we have NO WAY of releasing that stress from our body...𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧! So many of us feel in a constant state of BURNOUT cuz we’re not giving our body a release from all the stress hormones we experience day in and day out...

👉🏻Stress from our jobs

👉🏻Stress from our beliefs

👉🏻Stress from the pressures we put in ourselves!

And - NEWSFLASH - exercise and physical movement is one of THE BEST WAYS TO EXTERNALIZE THE STRESS! But 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧.In today's podcast episode, I'm going to be giving you 6 OTHER practical AF ways to end that stress cycle and DITCH that burnout!

For show notes, head to coachellyn.com/podcast and, of course, if you have any questions or want to connect, head on over to @coachellyn on Instagram.

May 05, 202023:40
104 - STUCK? It's Time to Give Yourself Some DAMN PERMISSION...

104 - STUCK? It's Time to Give Yourself Some DAMN PERMISSION...

Apr 28, 202017:03
103 - What We've Been Told About BALANCE--and why it's WRONG
Apr 21, 202019:33
102 - The 4 Lies You're Telling Yourself & Why They're Keeping You From Achieving Your Goals
Apr 14, 202023:15
101 - 5 Tips for Creating ENERGY On-Demand if you've been TIRED AF

101 - 5 Tips for Creating ENERGY On-Demand if you've been TIRED AF

HAVE YOU FELT TIRED AF LATELY?!

I'm going to be willing to be you've answered yes. And that might be confusing as hell! You might be asking yourself: "WTH?! I have no excuse for this! If anything...I've had LESS going on!!"? Well, there's a REALLY legitimate reason why you're tired and it involves getting a little science-y and talking about the fight, flight, and freeze response!...You can read more about it at
this Instagram post!

What I want really want to get into today is HOW to OVERCOME that feeling of tiredness! In today's episode, I'm going to be giving you 5 tips for producing ENERGY On-DEMAND! So, if you've been feeling down, if you've been struggling with your energy, you can use these 5 tips to pick you back up!

For show notes, head to coachellyn.com/podcast and, of course, if you have any questions or want to connect, head on over to @coachellyn on Instagram.

Apr 07, 202018:50
100 - Self-Awareness: WHY You NEED It + 3 Ways to CREATE It

100 - Self-Awareness: WHY You NEED It + 3 Ways to CREATE It

✨THERE'S NO BETTER TIME FOR SELF-AWARENESS THAN RIGHT NOW✨

But what is self-awareness? Why do we need it?! And how can we even go about creating more self-awareness...?

I've been talking about this a LOT on Instagram lately. I've been challenging my fellow high-achievers to get aware about their energy levels and what they're doing to manage them. I asked my followers to ask themselves: "Is what you're doing right now working?"

All tough questions and all things that require a huge level of self-awareness to figure out! And that's exactly what we're diving into today. 

In today's episode, I'm going to pain a VERY clear picture about self-awareness, why it's so damn important, especially now, and give you 3 ways to bring more self-awareness into your life!

For show notes, head to coachellyn.com/podcast and, of course, if you have any questions or want to connect, head on over to @coachellyn on Instagram.

Mar 31, 202025:50
99 - Releasing + Controlling the Controllables in Your Life
Mar 24, 202018:28
98 - COVID TIPS: Working From Home + Surviving Social Distancing
Mar 17, 202023:31
97 - Value-Based Living: How to FIND + LIVE by Your VALUES
Mar 10, 202020:59
96 - Burnout, Boundaries + Making Time For YOU
Feb 25, 202019:24
95 - How to Create a Morning Routine you're OBSESSED with
Feb 18, 202022:11
94 - Why Your Goal Doesn't Really Matter (Your Process Does)
Feb 11, 202023:37
93 - 5 Tips to Take Back Your Health this New Year
Feb 04, 202023:06
92 - TO-DO LIST SHAME + How to Overcome it...
Jan 28, 202023:25
91 - Prioritizing Personal Growth - How I Read Over 100+ Books in 2 Years
Jan 21, 202020:38
90 - How the EFF do you PRIORITIZE your to-do list?!
Jan 14, 202018:50
89 - How to Set Effective AF GOALS for 2020
Jan 07, 202020:39
88 - Taking Back Your Damn Life + Big Changes in 2020

88 - Taking Back Your Damn Life + Big Changes in 2020

There are big changes in store for 2020 and I wanted to give you a quick insight here about what's going down!

I have been podcasting since August 2018 and the goal was SIMPLE. To share personal growth tips and impactful conversations...I called it "The Growth Tribe" because I wanted to build a tribe of people who were as obsessed with personal growth as I was! But things are a little different now...

I'm STILL OBSESSED with personal growth and probably always will be! But as we enter a new year and a new decade, I had a big f'ing realization...It's not just about personal growth...it's about intentional action to help you TAKE BACK YOUR DAMN LIFE! When I started my personal growth journey in 2014, every single thing I did had an intention. And that intention was to empower me to TAKE BACK MY DAMN LIFE and do it on my terms...

And that's what I want this podcast to do for YOU...That's my MISSION. That's what I believe I was put on this earth to do! Cuz I know in my bones what it feels like to live a life that isn't yours...and I want to empower you to TAKE YOURS BACK! So, there are some changes coming up in this podcast! And I want to give you a little insight today into what they are:

  • We're going to keep things short, sweet and to the point.
  • There will be more solo episodes + shorter interviews...
  • We're going to continue giving you tangible tips...
  • We're going to be bringing in some more of the clarity + mindset stuff...

For show notes, head to coachellyn.com/podcast and, of course, post on Instagram and tag me @coachellyn so that I can shout you out and say thank you!

Dec 17, 201914:32
87 - Energy, Emotion + How to GET OUT of Your OWN WAY ft. Therese Skelly
Dec 10, 201951:26
86 - Authenticity, Self-Judgment + Releasing Your Own Labels ft. Elena Joy Thurston
Dec 03, 201901:18:41
85 - Being GRATEFUL for the Season You're In
Nov 26, 201918:15
84 - Practical Mindfulness Practices to Live your BEST Life
Nov 19, 201901:02:02
83 - Self-Accountability is the SECRET SAUCE

83 - Self-Accountability is the SECRET SAUCE

Do you ever feel like you can't follow-through you on your commitments? That you tend to flake out? That the only way you can get shit done is if you have someone there to hold you accountable?

I get it. I used to feel like that too! In fact, that was the whole reason that I got my start in coaching because I was a fitness accountability coach. Showing up for my clients kept me committed and accountable to showing up for myself. And don't get me wrong, I think there' s a time and place for getting accountability from others. Hell, I'm a coach! My business depends upon that...

But I also think that at some point, we've gotta go it alone. We've gotta step out of what can sometimes be the SAFETY of that group accountability environment and see: "can I really show up just for me?" In fact, it's something I encouraged with my clients as a fitness coach and something I still encourage! My goal is always that, for whatever that person came to me for, that they will get to a point where they don't need me anymore. That I've taught them enough that they can handle it on their own!

But, self-accountability can be hard! So, today I want to give you my top 3 tips for how to create more SELF-accountability! Because self-accountability, truly is the secret sauce. And if you can be accountable to yourself + to the commitments you've made to you and no one else, damn friend, you're going to go far in this life!

For show notes, head to coachellyn.com/podcast and, of course, post on Instagram and tag me @coachellyn so that I can shout you out and say thank you!

Nov 12, 201917:23
82 - How to STOP dieting, beating yourself up and feeling like sh*t ft. Wellness Lately
Nov 05, 201948:49
81 - Why your BIG LIFE VISION needs even BIGGER ACTION
Oct 29, 201917:20
80 - On Meditation + Why Enlightenment is Sexy AF ft Valerie Gangas
Oct 22, 201942:57
79 - 3 Tips to Overcome Self-Judgment
Oct 15, 201917:18