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Leadership & Motherhood

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Leadership and Motherhood reframes motherhood as a powerful leadership development experience. Featuring candid conversations and practical insight, the show challenges outdated workplace norms and equips women to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact. Hosted by Leanna Laskey McGrath, former tech exec turned full-time mom, recovering perfectionist and workaholic, and certified executive coach.

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19:38

January Reset Day 1: Take Stock

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2025/01/06

Welcome to the January Reset for High Achieving Women! This five day transformative program meets daily at 10am EST the first full week of January to support ambitious women in starting the New Year off strong with a renewed sense of purpose, actionable goals, and a plan to thrive both personally and professionally. This is a recording of today’s live session. If you’d like to attend live tomorrow, register here

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14:08

Creating Your 2025 Vision: Intentional Goal Setting...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2025/01/02

Happy New Year! In this energizing episode to kick off 2025, we embrace the spirit of new beginnings and intentional goal setting for the year ahead. Leanna shares some of her strategies to help high achieving women reset, refocus, and realign their lives for the year ahead.When we take a step back, we can identify what’s working, what needs adjustment, and how to cultivate balance without striving for perfection. This episode emphasizes starting small with actionable steps to build consistency over

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18:04

Permission to Pause: Why Rest is Essential for High...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/12/26

In this episode, Leanna explores the importance of rest, particularly for high achievers who often feel pulled in many directions. She discusses how the constant push to "do it all" can lead to burnout and why prioritizing rest is essential for long-term well-being and success.Leanna shares insights into the benefits of rest, including reduced stress, enhanced decision-making, and better overall health. She provides practical tips for setting boundaries, unplugging from devices, and identifying rest

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43:01

BONUS: Unwrap the Gift of Holiday Presence

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/12/24

In this special bonus episode which is a replay of her recent webinar, Leanna shares actionable strategies to help you stay present during the holidays. She offers tips to reduce overwhelm, manage holiday stress, and truly enjoy the moments that matter most.Learn how to: Set intentions for who you want to be during holiday celebrations. Stay focused and avoid the pitfalls of multitasking. Use simple tools to manage distractions and align your actions with your values.This episode is your guide to

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41:01

How to Juggle Everything This Holiday Season Without...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/12/19

In this episode, Leanna shares powerful strategies for working moms to manage holiday stress and overwhelm. Through the replay of her webinar, "How to Juggle Everything This Holiday Season Without Getting Knocked Out," Leanna emphasizes the importance of clarifying personal values and aligning them with seasonal priorities. She offers practical tools like conscious breathing, journaling to process emotions, and simple grounding exercises to ease anxiety.Leanna also offers these additional

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49:32

Vacuums Can't Toast Bread: Embracing Your Unique...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/12/12

In this inspiring episode, Leanna Laskey McGrath sits down with Katie Farinas, a soulful guide and creator of Mom on the Verge, to explore the transformative power of authenticity and embracing your unique perspective. Together, they discuss the challenges of silencing self-doubt, the importance of valuing diverse viewpoints, and how small, intentional steps can lead to a more fulfilling, authentic life. Katie offers wisdom on breaking free from societal expectations and learning to trust the

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63:10

Reducing Stress and Anxiety for a More Joyful Holiday...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/12/05

Leanna is joined by licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist Lindsey Carnick to explore practical strategies for managing stress, navigating change, and embracing presence during the holiday season. In this dynamic conversation, they discuss reducing burnout, prioritizing self-care, and challenging the internal stories that shape our lives. The conversation delves into the cultural pressure to remain "always on," the importance of small, consistent efforts for well-being, and aligning

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13:25

The Magic of Love and Gratitude: Showing Up...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/11/28

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Leanna invites listeners to embrace gratitude and intentionality amidst the holiday hustle. She shares powerful strategies for managing stress, reframing expectations, and focusing on the moments that truly matter. Drawing on the metaphor of "choosing your lenses," Leanna encourages moms to step back, zoom out, and view their families and the day through love and gratitude. Whether you're hosting, visiting, or navigating holiday chaos, this episode offers

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60:27

Resilience in Action: Raising Awareness to Save Lives...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/11/21

*CONTENT WARNING: Domestic Violence*Leanna is joined by Caitlin Roberts, a higher education professional and a survivor of domestic violence, who has made it her mission to raise awareness to hopefully prevent others from enduring similar trauma. Caitlin shares her harrowing experience of being attacked by her partner, which left her with 19 stab wounds and led to seven surgeries. She recounts the emotional and psychological abuse she endured in the years before the attack, as well as the challenges

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55:06

Setting Moms Up for Success: Maternity Leave Insights...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/11/14

In this episode, Leanna speaks with Jennifer Atzenhoffer about her experiences navigating three very different maternity leaves. Jen reflects on the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned with each leave, from postpartum depression during her first, a career promotion to a management position during her second, and increased intentionality and family focus during her third. She shares the importance of creating transition plans at work, prioritizing mental and physical health, and simplifying

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21:33

Navigating Election Week Anxiety & Team Morale: 7...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/11/08

In today’s episode, Leanna addresses the heightened stress and anxiety following the U.S. election. She shares seven practical strategies for supporting ourselves, our families, and our teams, while navigating political differences. By focusing on self-care, open dialogue, curiosity, and a unified team vision, Leanna empowers leaders to create a supportive and productive environment, leading with confidence, compassion, and clarity in times of uncertainty and division.Full transcript available

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43:20

Gen Z in the Workplace: Who They Are, How to Lead...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/10/31

Leanna sits down with Gen Z expert, podcaster, and author, Meghan Grace, to explore the mindset, values, and expectations Gen Z brings to today’s workplace. They delve into why Gen Z’s approach can sometimes be mistaken for entitlement, how their focus on work-life balance and well-being sets them apart from previous generations, and how their openness to side hustles and career flexibility redefines traditional job loyalty. Meghan provides insights into how managers can engage, mentor, and

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21:23

The Real Secret to Feeling in Control of Your Life

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/10/24

Leanna explores the common misperception that changing external circumstances alone creates lasting happiness and fulfillment. She emphasizes the necessity of addressing internal thoughts to create lasting change. Many people feel dissatisfied despite making major life changes, and this discussion highlights why that happens and how repetitive, often negative, thoughts shape our reality. Leanna offers practical tools to help identify and reframe these thoughts, providing guidance on how to

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43:07

Deprogramming Diet Culture & Reclaiming Our Intuition...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/10/17

In this enlightening episode, Leanna is joined by Dr. Supatra Tovar, a practicing psychologist and registered dietitian dedicated to dismantling diet culture and fostering healthier relationships with food and body image. Dr. Tovar's journey from performing arts to health sciences has uniquely equipped her to merge psychology and nutrition, paving the way for her innovative approach to healing disordered eating and eating disorders. She emphasizes the importance of deprogramming from the harmful

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13:01

Difficult Conversations

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/10/10

Leanna dives into a topic many leaders face: having difficult conversations. Leanna shares insights on preparing for challenging discussions at work and at home, drawing from coaching experiences and the book Crucial Conversations. She offers practical tools like defining clear goals, approaching with curiosity, focusing on what could go right, and breaking conversations into manageable parts. Whether you’re addressing issues with employees, peers, or family members, this episode will help you

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50:46

Learning to Balance Self Care with Building a...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/10/03

Content warning: miscarriage and pregnancy lossOctober is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and Kami Wernimont, Founder and President of Let the Light In (LTLI), returns to share the latest updates on her non-profit organization, which she founded and launched in Summer 2023. LTLI supports and provides resources for women who have experienced miscarriage and pregnancy loss. One year ago, Kami visited the podcast and opened up about her personal journey, and in today’s episode, she

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36:51

Master Your Productivity to Reclaim Your Time - with...

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/09/19

Leanna is joined by Leslie Shreve, founder and CEO of Productive Day, and creator of Taskology® The Science of Getting Things Done. As a master of time management, Leslie shares the power of one; the importance of combining 100% of your task sources into one centralized location for better management. She discusses the value of breaking down larger tasks into smaller, actionable steps to make them more attainable. Listen now to hear Leslie’s suggestions to improve productivity and efficiency, and

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43:56

Creating Your Own Definition of Success

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/09/12

As enrollment for The Executive Mom Reset is currently open, we’re replaying one of Leanna’s coaching episodes to give you an understanding of what a coaching session sounds like.Have you ever stepped back to figure out your own definition of success? In this episode, Leanna coaches Allie, who has been feeling stuck in her career and comes to the conversation looking for strategies for how to advance her career. But through the coaching conversation, she discovers that her definition of success and

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18:52

Introducing the Executive Mom Reset!

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/09/05

Leanna unveils her new coaching program, The Executive Mom Reset, and shares what’s inside! This six-month coaching program is a one-on-one format that consists of weekly 1:1 coaching sessions and asynchronous support between sessions. She outlines the four areas of focus: Stress Management Work-Life Balance Confidence FulfillmentLeanna offers a one-hour, no cost, obligation-free consultation call to custom design the program for you.Start your journey of living a life you love and schedule your

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16:18

Mom Guilt

Leadership & Motherhood ·

2024/08/29

Delve into the pervasive issue of "mom guilt" with Leanna. She explores the root causes of this guilt, especially for high-achieving moms who often struggle to meet the same high standards at home as they do at work. She offers insight into how societal expectations, perfectionism, and the ever-evolving challenges of parenting contribute to these feelings. Leanna also shares practical strategies for redefining personal expectations, shedding light on the reality at hand, and finding balance.Full

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