100% Guilt-Free Self-Care

EP 087: How to Be With People In Pain and Suffering with Michelle Marlahan

In this episode, we are going to walk people through something that most people are super uncomfortable with. And that is how do we be with people who are suffering and in pain? Because most of us, like a lot of like first reaction from people as. "Oh, my God. I think I need to make that stop". We want to stop the bleeding, but as we talked about last week, and what's not helpful, trying to make people feel better in this kind of loss suffering, that doesn't feel better. It feels like peop...

EP 86: Grief for the Non-Religious Folks with Michelle Marlahan

We’re going to talk about something that is going to be sensitive for some people. We’re going to talk about grief and what do you do if you’re not part of an established religion. Or don’t have a strong faith-based belief system. In case you’re wondering, I fall into this category and I want to help others who fall into this group because so much of the grief literature and the grief resources like support resources are faith-based.

EP 85: The Grief Timeline with Michelle Marlahan

Last week we talked about what to say and more importantly, what not to say to people who are grieving and this week I would like to talk about something that I have Googled. On more than one occasion since November when Tess died. And that is “what is a grief timeline”. It’s a very unsatisfying Googleable answer. So let’s talk about it.   Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode85/

EP84: What to Say and NOT Say to Grieving People with Michelle Marlahan

This topic was the impetus for this entire series where I was like, “we need to talk about the things that people say.” Things that make grieving people want to stab them and things that may actually be helpful. You choose your poison. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode84/

EP83: What to Do When You Have Lost Someone or Something with Michelle Marlahan

We are going to talk about what do you do when you've lost someone or something? And this, my friends, is going to be the thing that you need when it first happens. When you're in acute grief, when it's like "Oh my God, I just lost my job", "I just found out my spouse is moving out", "My person that I love dearly has died". We're are going to talk about dealing with that first sting. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode83/

EP82: Symptoms of Grief with Michelle Marlahan

We're finally getting to that episode we've been promising you, and that is we're going to talk about grief symptoms. And the reason I wanted to talk about this is I apparently learned from media (i.e) the movies and TV and thought that grief symptoms were crying and wailing and maybe some light sadness. Let us give the people some relief about what are some of the millions of symptoms that you can have in grief? We're not going to cover every possible symptom but we are going to cover man...

EP 81: Grief Mythbusters with Michelle Marlahan

We are going to talk about the five stages of grief and myth-busting. Spoiler alert: the five stages don't apply to most of us. Listen in and we'll explain it all!

EP80: Grief with Michelle Marlahan

Michelle and I are going to get together and we're going to put our big. Pretty brains together and talk about everybody's favorite topic grief, everybody loves grief. So if you're new here you can go meet Michelle at episode 20. And the reason that I want to talk about grief is because in November of 2020, my best friend died. And I feel like. I have  I've had a lot of loss in my life, like from death and Michelle has always been like a super anchor for me. And she's helped me so much t...

EP79: Minimalish with Carly Adams of Tidy Revival

Carly and I talked about the concept of the good enough tidy. a couple of episodes ago and she gave us five tips. I am a client of Carly's and a long-time fan. And so in our very many hours that we have spent together over the last couple of years, we have talked about this concept that is very popular. It's a niche topic, but it is very popular amongst a certain aspect of the population and that is minimalism. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode-79/

EP 78: I Found an Unexpected Energy Boost

I've stumbled upon an energy-boosting practice, and I wanted to share it with you today. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode78/

EP77: Good Enough Tips with Carly Adams of Tidy Revival

I am bringing back our friend, Carly Adams of tidy revival. You met her first in episode 16, and today she's back and we're going to be talking about the good enough tidy. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode77

EP 76: How You Can Become Someone Who Reads A Lot

Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode76/

EP 75.1: Quickfire Questions: Michelle Ward

EP 75: Get It Launched with Michelle Ward

Michelle Ward, CEO of 90 Day Business Launch, is a business coach who guides creative, multi-passionate women to become entrepreneurs. Since 2008, she’s helped hundreds of these women launch their dream businesses so they can get the freedom, authenticity and fulfillment they’re seeking in their day-to-day lives. You may have seen or heard her in New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Etsy, Newsweek, Freelancers Union, USA Today, the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career list, EO Fire, ...

EP 74: Winter Self Care During a Pandemic

Today I want to talk about winter self-care - especially things we can do at home mostly for very little money to help take care of all aspects of our lives - mental, physical, emotional, and relational.  Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode-74/

EP 73: Social Justice and White Privilege with Corrie Chadwick

This week's show is recorded in the summer of 2020. The audio is a little funky towards the end, but the content is so good. I wanted to share it with you anyway. You may want to take notes, prepare to go deep and take action. I can't wait for you to meet today's guest Corri Chadwick. Corey is a social justice advocate committed to raising consciousness around ways that one's own power and privilege can be used for good. She works as a mental health therapist in the education system and ...

EP 72: February is the New January

EP 71.1: Quickfire Questions: Naomi Hattaway

EP 71: Finding Our Own Leadership with Naomi Hattaway

EP 70.1 Quickfire Questions: Asha Dornfest

EP 70: Parenting, Politics and So Much More with Asha Dornfest

I am so excited to introduce you to Asha Dornfest – the creator of voteplus1! Asha is a writer and community organizer. She is the author of several books including one of my favorites: Minimalist Parenting), co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast, and co-founder of Democracy Club, a new model for everyday democratic participation that leads with friendship and trust. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family. This week’s episode is all about community impact and how it’s so much more t...

EP 69.1 Quickfire Questions: Paula Jenkins

EP 69: Finding Joy in the Messy Middle Paula Jenkins

Paula is a podcast producer and consultant, project manager, and certified life coach. She holds a master’s degree in Religion from Yale University, a BA in Religious Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Paula’s cornerstone quote: “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” Henri Nouwen This week’s episode is all about finding Joy in the Messy Middle. Paula and I talked about finding the little joys in our lives. We talk about what small extravagen...

EP 068: Storytelling with Haley Everheart

This week’s episode is all about storytelling and using video to tell those stories effectively with Haley Everheart. I interviewed Haley, a queer femme CEO, content creator, and creative strategist based in Oakland, California this summer. She has been using the internet and digital storytelling tools to build community and create social change for more than 15 years. Haley’s company Everheart Creative helps small businesses and mission-driven progressive nonprofit organizations get their...

EP 67: Organizing Everything with Lisa Woodruff

This week’s episode is all about systems and organization. I interviewed Lisa Woodruff the creator of Organization 365 and the author of The Paper Solution. Organization is a learnable skill. Lisa and I are both former teachers and we talk about teaching our kiddos how to take care of their spaces, stuff and how we can empower our families through imperfect action. This is such good news because that means if we aren’t yet organized we can learn it and if our kids aren’t yet organized th...

EP 66: Communication, Relationships and so much more with Dr. Gina Senarighi

This week’s episode is all a conversation with someone I met online and thought – how often can I repost her content before it gets weird? Dr. Gina Senarighi, PhD CPC is a therapist, coach, host of the Swoon podcast and author of Love More, Fight Less: Communications Skills Every Couple Needs. We talked about how she *STOP THE PRESSES* has MET and trained with BRENE BROWN. I KNOW. Gina is a shame resilience advocate, tends her money the way she does her garden (daily) and sets clear em...

EP 65: Soul Care with Kirsten Johnson

This week’s episode is all about soul care -- self-care that takes care of the deepest part of yourself. I was so happy to talk about soul care with Curvy Yoga certified, community yoga teacher, Kirsten Johnson. We talked about how we take yoga off the mat and spend much more time these days practicing the other limbs of yoga. We talk about using yoga as a tool to help alleviate chronic pain in the body and how we both feel we are aging backwards. We talk about self-care being integrated ...

EP 64: An Interview with Gender Equity Specialist, Emily Morrow Howe

This week’s episode is all about becoming a thought leader in your field with Silicon Valley’s Gender Equity Specialist, Emily Morrow Howe aka Femily. In our talk Femily talks about how she helps womxn go from the “couch to 5k” in terms of being a thought leader and expert in their field.  Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode64/

EP 63: A Conversation with Anna Fontus

This week’s episode is all about being an anti racist and an agent of change. I can’t wait for you to hear my conversation with Anna Fontus of Capitol Impact and Metro Edge. She works in policy always with an eye toward equity, inclusion and belonging. We talk about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, how to not burn out while staying engaged in anti racist work and how she manages her energy while working as a change agent. Be sure to check out Metro Edge - an organization for y...

EP 62: An Interview with Omonivie Okhade

This week also brings the return of new episodes of the podcast! I spent all summer recording conversations with women from all kinds of industries to ask about their work and how self-care fits into it. I can’t wait for you to hear my conversation with artist Omonivie Okhade (ah-kah-day) of Tula in Bloom. She is part of this month’s Sacramento Open Studio - annual event by Verge Center for the Arts. Thanks to Covid-19 the event is virtual this year so even if you live out of the area you...

EP 61: The Summer of Intentionality

Happy almost summer. We have fiiiiiiiiiinnnnnaallllly finished school here and I am coming up for air. How are you? This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group  I am asking members to think about who they want to be at the end of this summer. On this week’s podcast I am sharing my secret to having the best summer ever.

EP 60: 10 Podcasts I Am Learning From

The last two weeks in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group  I have been sharing talks by Black women as a way to amplify Black female voices. I have been sharing educational resources and action items in order to help people on their (and my) anti-racism path.  Today's episode is about 10 Podcasts that I'm learning from. These shows are about justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, politics, social justice, business, marketing, career moves and life.  I hope you’ll give them a listen.

EP 59: 10 Ways to Beat the Heat

This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group  we crowd sourced ideas to beat the heat - internally and outside. I’ve started having hot flashes just in time for the weather in Sacramento to be over 100 degrees most of the week. On the podcast this week, I'm sharing 10 ways to beat the heat!

EP 58: 10 Things I Was Wrong About

How are you? For me this changes hour by hour. Sometimes I feel completely fine and others I am filled with rage and others I am so sad. It’s a lot. This week I'm sharing: 10 Things I Was Wrong About

EP 57: 10 Actions that take less than 10 minutes to help you feel a whole lot better

This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group  we talked about what’s getting in the way of investing in ourselves, what beliefs we have around investing in ourselves and the idea of time and money might not really be what’s in the way. On this week’s podcast I am sharing 10 Actions that take less than 10 minutes to help you feel a whole lot better.  

EP 56: 10 Tips for Feeling Less Like Shit

EP 55: 10 Tips for Working at Home, Especially with Kids

This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group  we talked about what is wrong with your life, what’s getting in the way of fixing what’s wrong, what’s going right in your life and what’s underneath the things getting in your way. I hope you’ll join me there. On this week’s podcast I am sharing… TEN TIPS FOR WORKING AT HOME (ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS).

EP 54: 10 Can't Miss Podcasts

This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group we talked about figuring out what you really need for self-care hopefully before the wheels fall off your bus, where we get our energy and what gets in the way of getting your needs met. I hope you’ll join me there. On this week’s podcast I am sharing my absolute favorite podcasts.

EP 054: 10 Can't Miss Podcasts

This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group we talked about figuring out what you really need for self-care hopefully before the wheels fall off your bus, where we get our energy and what gets in the way of getting your needs met. I hope you’ll join me there. On this week’s podcast I am sharing my absolute favorite podcasts.

EP 053: 10 Things That Are Helping Me Cope

How are you? I really do want to know, so hit reply and tell me how you are holding up. This week in the 100% Guilt-Free Facebook Group we talked about kid self-care, tending to our mental health, managing expectations, managing mindset and being flexible. I hope you’ll join me there. On this week’s podcast I am sharing TEN THINGS THAT ARE HELPING ME COPE. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode53/

Ep 052: It’s Our Anniversary!

We did it! We made 52 consecutive podcasts. I am so incredibly proud of this accomplishment. And to be honest, pretty surprised. When I started the show I committed to doing 10 episodes. I had the self-care framework to explain and I wanted to share those important lessons. Once I got to ten, I decided I liked it doing the work in this medium enough to keep going. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode52/  

Episode 51: Neverending Book List - Part 1

I noticed my energy was lagging after I had some weekend meetings. By Tuesday I was the kind of exhausted sleep couldn’t fix so I took a trip to the “isolation pod” (thanks to one of our FB group members for the name!) otherwise known as our parked car.  I listened to an audiobook by myself and three hours later I felt like a new person. All this time at home has me thinking more and more about how people spend their time. Personally, I read so this week I am sharing some of my favorite bo...

Episode 50: Enneagram Type 9

On this week’s show Holly and I uncover the good, the bad and the ugly for  the Enneagram Type Nine - The Peacemaker. As always, we talk about the self-care practices which are specific to the Nines of the world to keep them in the healthy realm. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode50/

Episode 49: Enneagram Type 8

It’s been a WEEK. Anxious feelings have been hanging around me as a response to all the uncertainty and lack of leadership. I’ve been using all my tools to help me feel better: deeply listening to my intuition about my health sitting in the discomfort of disappointing people canceling nonessential in person plans Moving essential meetings to tech platforms I haven’t ever used before thus leaving me feel not confident making sure I have necessary medication to manage my health cond...

Episode 48: Enneagram Type 7

On this week’s show Holly and I uncover the good, the bad and the ugly for  the Enneagram Type Seven - The Enthusiast. Lots of people say they wish they were Sevens, but there's a dark side to all that fun. As always, we talk about the self-care practices which are specific to the Sevenss of the world. Are you an Ennegram Seven or know/work with one? Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode48/

Episode 47: Enneagram Type 6

On this week’s show Holly and I uncover the good, the bad and the ugly for  the Enneagram Type Six - The Loyalist. I went into this interview thinking one way about Sixes and had my mind blown at the information Holly showed up with. Turns out, Sixes may run the world. And as always, we talk about the self-care practices which are specific to the Sixes of the world. Show notes: http://tamihackbarth.com/episode47/

Episode 46: Enneagram Type 5

On this week’s show Holly and I uncover the good, the bad and the ugly for  the Enneagram Type Five - The Investigator. I learned about this Enneagram Type because I am only acquainted with a few, but Holly lives with one. As always, we talk about the self-care practices which are specific to the Fives of the world.  

Episode 45: Enneagram Type 4

Confession: I have a thing for Enneagram Type 4: The Individualist. There is just something about people who really deeply embrace their feelings and who they are as people that just delights me. I have been known to say to my Enneagram 4 friends and clients to “turn your 4 up to 11” because I want the world to be full of people who wholeheartedly embrace their inner weirdness. Plus I think the world needs more creative, deeply feeling people creating beauty and art. Just thinking about ...

Episode 44: Enneagram Type 3

We’ve made it up to Type 3: The Achiever. I know lots of Enneagram Threes. They are so accomplished and get so much done! A lot of Threes work with me as their coach because they don’t have trouble getting stuff done, but they need and want help to figure out what’s the most important stuff they can be doing so they are creating the lives they’ve always dreamed of. This is also personal because I am married to a Three and what he needs for self-care is different from what I need as a One. ...

Episode 43: Enneagram Type 2

On this week’s show Holly and I uncover the good, the bad and the ugly for the Enneagram Type Two. We also talk about the self-care practices which can help the Type Twos lean into their less people pleasing side.