The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth11 Juli 2023

Episode 141: Activation with Carrie Cohen of Carrie Cohen Coaching

Hey there, listener. Welcome to another episode of the Found podcast, and it's going to be a good one! I'm pleased to bring you Carrie Cohen of Carrie Cohen coaching. Her educational background and lived experiences from a practicing psychotherapist to owning her own business are perfect for this audience of female business owners. Our interview focused on the very basics of coaching and therapy, but since we pressed record, Carrie has specialized her services even further to helping married couples and those navigating the struggles of infertility. I know this will be an impactful interview with actionable takeaways for all our listeners. Key Takeaways

If you need a fairy godmother for your small business, please meet mine. Megan Knapp provides the virtual assisting services I need to keep my entire business organized. She's now accepting new clients, so reach out at meganknappva@gmail.com.
I love having my own business except, well, the business side of things. Payroll, taxes, and billing stresses me out. Gusto takes care of all of that for me. It saves for taxes, automatically files, and reports on my behalf. Get a $100 gift card when you sign up with my link.
Carrie's career started after grad school in 1999. She enjoyed clinical work and worked in agencies, foster care, administration, and then in private practice.
I love Carrie's analogy of not putting beautiful new flooring over a wet, moldy subfloor. It's important to deal with our underlying issues for our best future.
In 2015, Carrie was grappling with the sustainability of her work. She started to realize she was maxed out from a business standpoint. Covid became a silver lining that forced her to reconsider how she was doing business and provided space from obligations to reexamine her life.
Carrie recognized her purpose of bringing women together globally. She became certified in nutrition coaching and health coaching. Although she loved clinical practice, it felt stifling for her outgoing personality.
Carrie says 80% of serotonin is created in the gut, one example of why she believes a more holistic approach is necessary. She incorporates nutrition and polyvagal theory into her work.
"You need some really powerful intervening force that's actually more potent than the hustling experience."
Carrie uses the visual of a ladder to explain the different steps of polyvagal theory. "Burnout is living in a chronic state of sympathetic activation."
"Most of the things we do to regulate ourselves are things we all do anyway, the difference here is using it intentionally and using it deliberately."
"There's one pie and it depends on how many slices there are, but there is only one pie and you have to take from somewhere."
"Life is actually really hard and really painful. We need to create the experience of having pleasure, and joy, and interest, and excitement, and passion. Otherwise it won't come. We'll just be doing the thing."
Carrie encourages female business owners to reach out and seek help from a coach or therapist. She says so many people feel like a big weight has been lifted in just the first session when few strategies have even been implemented yet.
The solution to shame is to expose it. It's important to discuss what is holding you back with a professional.

Connect with Carrie I have GOT to learn more about polyvagal theory because it makes so much sense. Carrie offers an introduction to nervous system regulation you can access here. She uses LinkedIn most often and shares some of that content on Instagram.

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(284)

261: 7 Truths About Rural America They Don't Want You to Hear

I'm angry this week. Not flip-a-table angry. The kind of angry that makes you sit up and say: this is wrong, and I want to be part of the solution. Rural America has been talked about, talked at, and ...

15 Juli 57min

260: What Table Were You Actually Built For? A Self-Leadership Framework for Small Town Business Owners

This one is personal. Episode 260 is a solo cast, and it's the episode I've been sitting with for a while. I'm sharing what's been happening in real time in my career this year, not as a pivot story o...

8 Juli 34min

259: 28% Is Not Enough: Sarah Jakle on DemocraShe, Civic Engagement, and Why High School Girls Are the Future of Government

I get pitches in my inbox every day. Most of them I can't fit into the schedule, no matter how great they are. This one stopped me cold. Sarah Jakle is the founder and executive director of DemocraShe...

1 Juli 50min

258: In Order to Succeed, Help Others Succeed First: Josie Manternach on Teaching, Military Life, and Making a Difference in Rural Iowa

I've known Josie Manternach since she was roughly in first grade, and I still learned things about her in this conversation that I didn't know. Josie is an educator by trade, a military spouse, a mom,...

24 Juni 42min

257: Stand at Your Full Height: Serin Silva on Nervous System Leadership, Energy Work, and the Future of Heart-Centered Business

I told you this was going to be a different kind of conversation, and I meant it. Serin Silva spent two decades inside high-pressure corporate environments at companies like MSNBC and Hearst, leading ...

17 Juni 43min

256: 10 Things I Know for Certain About Building a Business (Part 2)

We're back with Part 2 of my two-part series on 10 things I know for certain about building a business, not from books or courses, but from almost a decade of living it. If you missed Part 1, go back ...

10 Juni 36min

255: 10 Things I Know for Certain About Building a Business (Not From Books, But From Living It) Part 1

It's a solo cast! It has been a while since it was just me and you, and I'm glad to be back in this format because I have some things to say. This episode was sparked by a moment that happened in Marc...

3 Juni 39min

254: USA Today Bestseller to Director of Leadership Formation: Lindsay Leahy on What It Means to Live with Intention

Lindsay Leahy is back on The Found Podcast for the third time, and this one is unlike any conversation we've had before. You might know Lindsay as the founder of The Restoration Project, the author of...

27 Maj 51min