Living Through It With ECM

S101 E20 Season 1 Wrap-Up

Thanks for listening to Living Through It. We're going to take a brief hiatus, but we'll be back with lots of timely and inspiring interviews before too long. Follow Me at: https://twitter.com/ECMcLaughlin https://www.instagram.com/ecmclaughlin/ https://mstdn.social/@ecmclaughlin Elizabeth on Post.News

S101 E19: Dr. Fabienne Doucet: How to Save Education from the Far Right

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Dr. Fabienne Doucet, Executive Director of New York University’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, and Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Urban Education. Join us as we discuss Ron DeSantis’ attack on public education, how parents can get involved, and the importance of refusing to abandon our kids through a mindset of powerlessness...

S101 E18 Leah Greenberg: Indivisible, Nationwide Organizing, Motherhood and the Quest to Save Democracy

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible. Join us as we discuss how Indivisible came to be, the rocketship of Indivisible’s expansion nationwide, motherhood and work, and how to save democracy.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. And join us on Patreon to get future episodes early and/or ad-free. Follow Leah Greenberg: L...

S101 E17 Deputy Executive DNC Chair Roger Lau: On the American Story and the Future of Democracy

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Roger Lau, the former Campaign Chair for Elizabeth Warren’s presidential run and current Deputy Executive Director of the DNC. Join us as we discuss our interlocking American immigrant stories, the future of democracy and fighting back against looming threats, how all of us deserve second chances, and how all of us belong.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a bette...

S101 E16 Wajahat Ali: Masculinity, Fatherhood and Hope

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Wajahat Ali, best-selling author, columnist, and political commentator. Join us as we discuss masculinity and emotion, how fatherhood impacts political choices, why humor is a key to defeating fascism, and how joy and faith play a role in future building.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. And join us on Patreon to get future episodes early and/or...

S101 E15 Why 2023 is a Year for Growth

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth offers up five themes for growth in 2023, including why we all need to learn persuasion, reinvigorate kindness, and foster reinvention.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. And join us on Patreon to get future episodes early and/or ad-free. Follow Me at: https://twitter.com/ECMcLaughlin https://www.instagram.com/ecmclaughlin/ https://mstdn.social/@ecmclaughli...

S101 E14 Jadah Sellner: Vision, Future, and Living By Your Values

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Jadah Sellner, author, entrepreneur, and advocate for building, not burning out. Join us as we discuss how entrepreneurship for women offers opportunities and challenges, how knowing what you stand for and where you are in life allow you to serve more effectively, why we need diverse role models everywhere, and how to prep for 2023 to continue the path to a better world.  Hit that s...

S101 E13 Toby Gialluca: Can Florida Be Saved?

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Toby Gialluca, the Voter Protection Head for St. Johns County, Florida and a decades-long Florida activist. Join us as we discuss voter protection and suppression efforts in Florida, Warnock’s win in Georgia, the looming threat of DeSantis running for president, and why Florida has lessons to teach all of us, including and especially Democrats.  Hit that subscribe button and join us...

S101 E12 Brandon Wolf: On the Front Lines of LGBTQ+ Rights and Gun Safety

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Brandon Wolf, co-founder of The Dru Project, Press Secretary for Equality Florida, and Pulse Nightclub survivor. Join us as we discuss the battle for LGBTQ+ rights in Florida, the progress we’ve made on gun safety legislation and what we need to do next, and why joy is endemic to resisting fascism. This is a beautiful, emotional episode. Hit that subscribe button and join us as we wor...

S101 E11 Anat Shenker-Osorio: How We Message to Win

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Anat Shenker-Osorio, Principal and Founder of ASO Communications and renowned progressive messaging Guru. Join us as we discuss why “resistance” alone doesn’t move the needle, how defiance and imagination pair together in effective messaging, and what we need to do to win in 2024 and beyond to build a true democracy in America, one that we’ve never had. Hit that subscribe button and...

S101 E10 Rep. Joaquin Castro: The Fight for Democracy Continues

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Representative Joaquin Castro as he heads into his tenth year in the House of Representatives from Texas’ 20th District. Join us for this critical conversation about immigration as a weapon of the far right, how to combat the challenge of a Republican-led House, and how you (yes, you) can continue to ensure that democracy survives. Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for ...

S101 E9 Bonus Episode! AG and ECM’s Post-Election Roundup

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. Welcome to a special joint bonus episode of Living Through it with AG from #TheDailyBeans. In this episode, we’re rounding up the election results, talking about this week’s big legal developments (Trump’s taxes!) and forecasting the next session of Congress that starts in January.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow AG and The Daily Beans: https://www.dailybeanspod.com/ https:...

S101 E8 Equity at Work: Minda Harts

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews author, speaker, and racial equity expert Minda Harts. Join us for a lively conversation about why diversity is the future, how to handle a workplace that won’t change, and why creating companies that look like America is good for all of us. Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow Minda Harts and buy her books: https://twitter.com/MindaHarts http...

S101 E7 Election Roundup! Santiago Mayer of Voters of Tomorrow

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Santiago Mayer, the Founder of Voters of Tomorrow. Join us as we discuss the 2022 midterm elections, key takeaways from turnout and results, how Gen Z is mobilizing to create a more equitable world for all of us, and the key role played by Taylor Swift in Santiago’s work! Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow Santiago Mayer and Voters of Tomor...

S101 E6 Vote to Change the World: Nelini Stamp from Working Families Party

In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Nelini Stamp, Director of Strategy and Partnerships for the Working Families Party. Join us as we talk about why this election matters so much, some of the most exciting candidates on the ballot this year, and how we build a better future for working families across America. Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow Nelini Stamp and Working Families Party: https://twitter.com/NelStamp https://twitter.com/WorkingFamilie...

S101 E5 The Persuaders, or Why the Fascists Won’t Win: Anand Giridharadas

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews journalist and author Anand Giridharadas about his new book, The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds and Democracy. Join us as we talk about the opportunities to build bridges across identities and movements that this moment provides, the activists and organizers who are doing it and what we can learn from them, and why you can make a difference where you liv...

S101 E4 Tearing Down the Pedestals and the State of #MeToo: Drew Dixon

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews world-renowned hip hop record producer, A&R executive and #MeToo truthteller Drew Dixon. Join us as we talk about the state of #MeToo, Drew’s appearance in the documentary film On the Record, the role of Black women and the Black community in the #MeToo movement, and how we create a better future that ends the cycle of sexual abuse.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work ...

S101 E3 The Supreme Court Holds The Keys: Elie Mystal

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews journalist, author and lawyer Elie Mystal about the state of the law in America, the Supreme Court and the future of democracy. Join us as we talk about voting rights, Constitutional history, the racist origins of voter suppression, and how you can make a difference in the future of the American judiciary.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow ...

S101 E2 Corruption, Conspiracy, and Carrying On: Sarah Kendzior

In this episode, Elizabeth interviews journalist and author Sarah Kendzior about her new book, They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent. Join us as we talk about the intersection of unremedied criminal conspiracies and conspiracy theories; why the truth matters so much right now; the difference between hope for failing systems and hope in organizing together; and why Sarah still has faith in the power of the people.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for...

S101 E1 Hope as a Renewable Resource: Malcolm Kenyatta

Welcome to Living Through It with ECM: A Podcast for Interesting Times. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews history-making Pennsylvania State Representative and former US Senate candidate Malcolm Kenyatta. Join us as we talk about the incredible importance of the midterms and our local elections this year; how we take back power; Malcolm’s new endeavor, Agenda PAC; and hope as a renewable resource.  Hit that subscribe button and join us as we work for a better future. Follow Malcolm Keny...

FLIP Out w/ ECM | Episode #8

FLIP Out w/ ECM | Episode #7

Join us today for this episode of FLIP Out, where we discuss: The top 5: 1. Kamala Harris is nominated to the Democratic ticket 2. Trump undermines the USPS to interfere in the election; what you need to do to secure your vote 3. News breaks of both Russian and Chinese interference in the election process 4. The Senate goes home without passing another COVID relief bill 5. The GAO determines that both Chad Wolf and Ken Cucinelli were invalidly appointed at DHS; this is good news-- and ...

FLIP Out with ECM | Episode #6

On this week's episode of FLIP Out, we are discussing our weekly Top 5: The McGahn ruling The revelation about Vance and Deutsche Bank's records Tish James files to disband the NRA Tuesday's election night results 160,000 COVID deaths in the US and counting     For this week's inspiration, we discuss finding your voice in new ways from quarantine        

FLIP Out with ECM | Top 5 of The Week + Three Strategies for Coping with Stress During the Pandemic

Welcome to this week's podcast episode. We will be discussing 1) Trump's threat to delay the election; 2) interference at the Post Office designed to impact the election; 3) secret police forces are set to withdraw from Portland . . . or are they? 4) another tragic COVID milestone; and 5) John Lewis, his legacy, his final words and his funeral: why we all need to follow in his massive footsteps, and keep going. In this week's inspiration:  Three strategies for offloading stress (medi...

FLIP Out with ECM | Episode #4

Welcome to FLIP Out with ECM, on the podcast today we cover: This week's big 5 1. What's happening in Portland, Oregon 2. Covid- 19 3. Confrontation of Ted Yoho & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 4. Civil Case with G. Maxwell & Epstein 5. Big win for the 1st Amendment and the release of Michael Cohen And additionally, inspiration for how to get by during these times. 

FLIP Out with ECM | Activating for Education Safety

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We are rebranding the podcast!  We are going to be rebranding to our new name, "FLIP Out with ECM".  Feminism, Inspiration, Law & Politics - Many of you know this has been a primary focus of most of the work we have been doing at Gaia Leadership Project.  The weekly podcast will now include inspiring leadership content you've come to expect from this Podcast.  We will be adding interviews with some prominent, incredible women who will share our wisdom with us.   We look forward to seeing...

Season 4 Episode 9 | The Heroine's Journey - Return & Reward

Welcome to episode 9 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Return & Reward. We’ve arrived at the last stage of our Heroine’s Journey: Return & Reward This is when we return to our communities, to our lives, to one another.  We’ve got skills, tools and newfound strength to share. And it’s time for us to tell our stories. Those stories are our legacy.  And, our stories make it easier on those heroines who are coming next. This stage also brings clarit...

Season 4 Episode 8 | The Heroine's Journey - Rebirth and Renewal

Welcome to episode 8 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Rebirth & Renewal. In this stage of the Heroine’s Journey, the sun’s come up again! Trust is restored in the stage of Rebirth and Renewal. We’ve got a new sense of purpose, hope and dignity. We know that we’ve made it through. Let’s claim the joy that comes with that realization. From this place, we can connect and reconnect. We can move forward with courage. We can find our own space of love...

Season 4 Episode 7 | The Heroine's Journey - Divine Intervention

Welcome to episode 7 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Divine Intervention. Expect the unexpected. This stage of the Heroine’s Journey can restore your faith, hope and optimism. It’s where we’re reminded that there are forces greater than ourselves. That there can be positive outcomes if we just keep going. Be ready for the help that comes. Be open to the resources all around you. Don’t try to go it alone.    And don’t be afraid to make you...

Season 4 Episode 6 | The Heroine’s Journey - Death, Loss and Letting Go

Welcome to episode 6 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Death, Loss and Letting Go. This phase of our journey marks the final realization that what came before cannot hold. The illusion is broken, and we can never go back. Death, Loss and Letting Go signifies a transformational point in The Heroine’s Journey. It’s time to take grief work very seriously. When we reach this phase, we must completely process the loss of comfort and illusion. Make the...

Season 4 Episode 5 | The Heroine’s Journey - The Hurricane

Welcome to episode 5 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - The Hurricane. The Hurricane is the hardest part of The Heroine’s Journey. There’s a tremendous force for change swirling around you. It brings with it a loss of any sense of up or down, east or west. Plus, there can come a confusing moment of calm when you think it’s over. It’s not. It’s the eye. Take the rest it provides, and stay ready. The Hurricane is the maelstrom. But you are equipp...

Season 4 Episode 4 | The Heroine’s Journey - Descent

Welcome to episode 4 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Descent. Descent can be challenging. It’s the stage of shedding. And it’s raw.   Shedding is a deep part of the descent’s process of transformation. We let go of relationships, networks, patterns and ways of being that no longer serve. One thing to know: as you confront both fear and shame, other doors will open. New relationships and opportunities will present themselves. We’re building a n...

Season 4 Episode 3 | The Heroine’s Journey: Awakening

Welcome to episode 3 of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast: The Heroine’s Journey - Awakening. Ignorance is bliss - until it isn’t. Once we’ve been awakened, we can’t go back.    Awakening can bring with it a sense of profound loss and grief. When our illusions have been shattered, we take time in the awakening to bring on the wisdom required to hold a new reality. To do that - to rise to a new level of wisdom and understanding - we must recognize our need to equip ourselv...

Season 4 Episode 2 | The Heroine’s Journey: Betrayal

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. Mary Oliver, “The Uses of Sorrow”   Welcome to the second episode of Season 4 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast. This week’s episode outlines the second stage of The Heroine’s Journey: Betrayal. Betrayal is not something we want to experience, because it brings with it all the fear, anger, sadness, and shame. Betrayal can feel like failure, if we view it only through...

Season 4 Episode 1 | The Heroine’s Journey: Illusion

Welcome to a brand new season of The Women’s Leadership Podcast! Here at the Gaia Project for Women’s Leadership, we’re all about supporting ALL women in understanding their paths through their lives and careers. This includes the challenges and transitions, and the growth opportunities and successes.  So we’re incredibly excited to bring you Season 4 of Elizabeth’s amazing Women’s Leadership Podcast, featuring her unique take on The Heroine’s Journey. With a nod to Victoria Schmidt, E...

Season 3 Episode 5 | Choosing to Swim

There are so many changes going on for so many of us right now. In politics, in our professional and personal lives, lots of transitions are taking place. It’s easy to decide just to cope when life’s in flux. This week on The Women’s Leadership Podcast, Elizabeth challenges us to engage with the change. The goal is to choose, in order to find a way through that allows us to have a conscious experience. The process of choosing how we respond can lead to the ability to create our own happ...

Season 3 Episode 4 | Shame, Grief and Speaking Your Stories

Before we launched Season 3 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast, we asked listeners what they’d like to hear from Elizabeth. We were surprised, and then not surprised, that many of you wanted an episode dealing with the shame that comes with an ending like divorce. So, this week on the podcast, Elizabeth breaks down shame and the systems of oppression - both external and the ones we’ve internalized - that keep us stuck in it. The important messages of this podcast include Perfection is...

Season 3 Episode 3 | Continuing Your Education: Intersectionality, Equity and Growth

This week on The Women’s Leadership Podcast, we’re talking about making sure you keep learning as a leader. We are never done! We’ve got to meet the working world exactly where it is, and then strive to move it forward. Our own learning can equip us to help our workplaces create change. In Continuing Your Education: Intersectionality, Equity and Growth, Elizabeth discusses our responsibility as leaders to create safe space for everyone. Diversity of thought comes from diverse people. Di...

Season 3 Episode 2 | Becoming A Change Agent at Work

Welcome to Season 3 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast! This week on The Women’s Leadership Podcast, we’re talking about how to advocate for change in the workplace.   In Becoming a Change Agent at Work, Elizabeth lays out the whys and hows of helping your workplace make positive change for women. Because the kinds of policies women want and need in the workplace are good for all of us. Here’s your 2-part charge for this week: Get familiar with the policies of your company. Then, ask y...

Season 3 Episode 1 | Four Themes for 2019

Welcome to Season 3 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast! We’re so happy to be back. And we can’t wait to share this brand new episode with you. In Four Themes for 2019, Elizabeth gives us her take on how to approach this year. Our voices are needed now more than ever, AND we all have big work to do. So, what should we focus on as we move forward? Listen in as Elizabeth breaks down the greatest challenges we’re facing right now in women’s leadership, which also happen to be the primary are...

A Classic - Competition and the Transformation of Envy

We hope your 2019 is off to a great start. We’re getting Season 3 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast ready for launch. We’ll be back soon, and we’re excited to share fabulous new content with you. While you’re waiting, please enjoy this classic from Season 1, Competition and the Transformation of Envy. It’s one of our most-downloaded, most-shared, most-talked-about episodes. It’s also one you can learn from every time you listen. Competition and the Transformation of Envy is challengin...

Season 2 Episode 20 | Vision Boards, Leadership and Change for the New Year

This week, we’re celebrating the coming of the New Year with our final episode of 2018 and the conclusion of Season 2 of The Women’s Leadership Podcast. In this episode, Elizabeth describes the final stage in her future planning process, the vision board. Building your vision board is a process of choosing from a place of possibility. It’s an opportunity to stretch yourself out of your comfort zone to envision the big and even impossible-seeming things you want to create in the world. Vi...

Season 2 Episode 19 | Creating Your 2019 Vision Statement

This week, Elizabeth shares with us how she creates a vision statement and goals for the coming year. She’s coached hundreds of clients through her visioning process over the years. It gives you a product that grows and changes with you, rather than stagnating like New Year’s resolutions. Elizabeth’s process works because once you’ve got the words on the page, you do the work to train your brain to really believe that your goals are possible. You set intentions and you take action. Ess...

Season 2 Episode 18 | Cleaning the Slate, Part II: Eliminating Toxic

Welcome to a new episode of The Women’s Leadership Podcast. This week, we continue our discussion of clearing and visioning for 2019. In Part II of the Cleaning the Slate series, Elizabeth invites you to consider whether there are people in your life who do not serve you, and offers her best coaching on how to let them go. Connections are so important to our health and well-being. We need to be in relationships with people who meet our emotional needs on a regular basis. Our need for c...

Season 2 Episode 17 | Cleaning The Slate: Shifting Negative Daily Habits

This week, Elizabeth invites us to think about the kinds of change we want to create in 2019, and do some planning and visioning to make it happen. One initial step to creating the space for change is wiping the slate clean of daily habits that no longer serve. Think about the places in your daily life where things just aren’t flowing the way you want them to, where stress or dread crop up. Those are likely the moments in your day when you’re keeping the plates spinning, but it’s by defa...

Season 2 Episode 16 | Using Your Voice for Change in the Coming Year

This week, Elizabeth invites us to think about the coming year as an opportunity to make real change for women in our workplaces. Believe it or not, almost 20 years into the 21st century, we still have major corporations and other organizations out there that don’t have any policies, women’s affinity groups or leadership programming for their female employees. It’s time for that to change. And we can, as women leaders, be the catalyst for that change in the coming year. It means learn...

Season 2 Episode 15 | Reaching Down

This week, Elizabeth invites us to consider the opportunity we have right now to build hope, for ourselves and others. There’s no doubt about it - many of the women in this country have been through a horrific time in the last few weeks. Seeing women be ignored, disregarded and silenced on the national stage has, for many of us, triggered trauma and memories of being silenced repeatedly in our own personal and professional lives. One thing we can do right now to create hope is reach do...