How do we highly sensitive women navigate our big feelings after the election

Hi everyone,

The day following the election in the States, I connected with a lot of people - clients, friends, acquaintances and more - all of whom were women and some of whom are in the queer community. I noticed that a lot of us were (maybe still are) rightfully feeling some big and heavy stuff.

To meet the moment, in this episode we talk about how we highly sensitive women navigate our big feelings after the election.

You may be wondering why someone whose focus is ADHD Women Entrepreneurs talking about this. I go more into this more in the episode.

For now, I’ll say this:

Whether with your business or something happening in the world, high sensitivity and the big feelings that tend to accompany them are both a gift (what probably makes you so good at what you do) and also can create challenges for you and your business so it is crucial to learn how to work with them.

Additionally, much is uncertain in business, as is true right now following the election. Being able to navigate uncertainty is an essential skill for entrepreneurs.

So in this episode we’ll explore the big feelings, holding space for them, as well as explore what to do to work with the feelings and the uncertainty.

To be fair, this is probably not my most organized episode. I recorded this on November 7th so am still working through my own stuff with thoughts swirling through my head (I seriously started over four times - though some of that was because my cat Eva was destroying my background screen).

At any rate, my hope is that you feel supported by this episode with some clarity around what to do now AND that you’ll extend me a little grace.

While I didn’t announce it in the episode, one of the things I notice in ADHD Women entrepreneurs that keeps them playing small is invisible ADHD obstacles - things like fear, doubt, overwhelm, feeling not good enough (or too much), and the like.

If you’ve been struggling to really put yourself out there for your business, you may be experiencing some of these invisible ADHD obstacles.

AND, if this is you, you’re invited to attend one of my free weekly workshops in November to discover How to Overcome Invisible ADHD Obstacles. Click here to register.

Lastly, in the episode I promised to share a link to Brene Brown’s interview of Dr. Heather Cox Richardson on Awakening Democracy. It is a two-parter and I highly recommend listening to both, especially if you are having a hard time making sense of where we’re at right now. Click here to listen.

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