Explore the powerful intersection of motherhood and leadership in this insightful interview with Laura Marie Rivera, revealing how caregiving skills translate into valuable leadership traits in the workplace. She shares her groundbreaking research, personal stories, and practical insights on redefining the narrative around motherhood and professional success.

Key topics:

• Motherhood as a leadership training ground
• Quantifying the skills mothers bring to the workplace
• The societal narrative around motherhood and leadership
• Building community and support for mothers
• The evolution of women through motherhood and career

Dr. Laura Marie Rivera is a Mother, author, and researcher who explores the powerful intersection of Motherhood and leadership, developed through her decades of experience across education, advocacy, and the arts. Her doctoral research included nearly 1,000 Mothers and challenged traditional leadership models by recognizing caregiving as a powerful training ground for leadership, a perspective she advances through her work as a co-author of Beyond the Pipeline, founder of Intuitionship, and host of the podcast Motherhood Advantage.

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https://intuitionship.com/

https://www.motherhoodadvantage.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-marie-rivera-intuitionship/

https://www.instagram.com/dr_lauramarie/

https://www.instagram.com/mothers_intuitionship

https://www.instagram.com/motherhoodadvantage

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Technical Difficulties
00:06 Setting Intentions for the Conversation
01:36 Introducing Laura Marie Rivera
04:08 The Motherhood Advantage: Research Insights
06:55 Transforming the Narrative Around Motherhood
09:44 The Skills Mothers Bring to the Workplace
12:01 Matricence: The Evolution of Motherhood
14:40 Building Community and Nonprofit Initiatives
17:17 The Journey of Transitioning Careers
20:26 Conclusion and Future Aspirations
23:56 The Evolution of Research and Podcasting
26:19 Building Community Through Shared Stories
28:17 Navigating the Chaos of Motherhood
35:31 Embracing Identity and Transformation
41:23 The Power of Intuition in Motherhood

#womensresearch #womeninleadership #leadership #motherhoodadvantage #motherhoodpenalty #intuition #purpose #motherhood

In todays episode, Lindsay Keach Bronstein shares the journey to building a compassionate relationship with our bodies. We explore how tuning into bodily signals, practicing self-care, and shifting societal narratives can foster wellness and resilience, especially during life's transitions, illness and menopause for designing a life we can live inside of.

Key Topics:

• Building a compassionate relationship with the body
• Listening to bodily signals and intuition
• Shifting societal narratives around women's health

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Join her on Substack: https://bodypartnership.substack.com/

Lindsays Website: https://feedhealth.com/

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Lindsay Keach Bronstein (MS, RDN, LDN, HC) is an integrative dietitian and health coach who has spent nearly two decades helping people transform their relationship with their bodies from projects to fix into caring, collaborative partnerships. After her own diagnosis with Crohn's disease in her early twenties, Lindsay learned firsthand that healing isn't just about treating symptoms. It requires a completely different relationship with your body: one built on care and curiosity rather than control. That journey became the foundation of the Body Partnership Method.

Lindsay's work lives at the intersection of science and soul. She brings deep clinical expertise, shaped by years of clinical work and teaching at one of the country's leading integrative medicine centers, alongside a profound respect for the body wisdom and intuition that no textbook can fully capture. She helps people weave both together: using evidence and their own body's signals to discover what is actually true for them, in this body, in this season of life.

She works with people navigating digestive challenges, migraines, hormonal shifts, and complex chronic conditions, always through the lens of curiosity, collaboration, and compassion rather than control. Lindsay has a virtual practice based in Massachusetts and publishes The Body Partnership on Substack.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction to Body Partnership and Healing
02:06 Lindsay's Journey: From Designer to Health Coach
07:37 The Body as the Last Frontier for Women
13:11 Integrating Science and Intuition in Wellness
18:51 Understanding Supplement Efficacy
21:51 The Journey of Self-Acceptance and Change
25:33 The Importance of Self-Care in Today's World
29:01 Building a Relationship with Your Body
31:18 Practical Steps for Body Partnership

Explores the importance of strengthening our resolve to speak the truth and trust our leadership and why deepening rituals and community for feminine leadership, especially in challenging times is critical to our survival.

Our voices have been supressed and as more harm is brought to light by way of the Epstein Files and the destructive commands from the administration in the White House we have an opportunity and a responsibility to hold a line for justice and a new way forward.

I shares personal practices, collective prayers, and insights on how women can trust their intuition and embody their unique roles to foster healing and transformation.

"We already know how to do this; we are wise."
"The feminine is rising in us all."
"Women give so much, and why it's still not enough."

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The podcast episode I mention in this episode with my friend and host of The Mind Performance Podcast, Lindsay Paoli, MFT: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-badjn-1a5ed8a

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Week Two of Feminine Leadership Journey
00:39 The Importance of Rituals and Community in Turbulent Times
01:49 Listening to the Feminine Voice and Speaking Our Truths
03:05 The Feminine Leadership Archetypes and Their Unique Roles
04:44 Revolutionary Times and the Power of Collective Action
06:53 Deconstructing Patriarchy and Embracing Liberation
08:38 The Role of Rituals in Connecting with Inner Wisdom
10:05 The Archetypes of Feminine Leadership: Midwife, Courage, Creator
12:07 The Power of Collective Threads and Women Weaving Change
13:38 The Wayshower and the Disruption of the Status Quo
15:07 The Sacred Love and Visionary Archetypes in Action
16:43 Practical Rituals: Breathwork, Altars, and Personal Practices
18:19 Building Community and Trust Among Women
19:56 The Power of Personal and Collective Prayers
22:00 Honoring Birthdays with Personal Rituals and Intentions
23:28 A Collective Prayer for Love, Healing, and Embodiment
24:53 Navigating Collective Rage and Embracing Transformation
26:50 Deepening Rituals and Trust in Inner Guidance
28:27 Earth-Based Prayers and Connecting with Nature
30:14 Practical Tips for Incorporating Rituals into Daily Life
31:35 The Role of Women in Collective Healing and Leadership
32:59 Trusting Yourself and Your Inner Wisdom
34:23 Reflections and Closing Thoughts on Feminine Power

#feminineleadership #rituals #epsteinfiles #femininerage #wombwisdom #feminineenergy #womenscircle #womensleadership #leadershipcoach #masculineenergy