36: Leaving Diet Culture Behind with Amy Lang

Do you feel invisible or overlooked at work?

Like, you see so many people around you getting promoted or advancing, and you’re struggling to get the promotion that’s been promised to you for months, or even years?

Then this is the episode for you!

Today Nicole shares the 3 simple secrets to get recognition at work, without having to work MORE.

In fact, working less is part of this plan. So stay tuned, because this one is a GOOD one!

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• elevating your self worth to achieve the recognition and advancement you desire in your career 
• reflecting on the true meaning of success and happiness 
• defining success for yourself and practice detachment to open up the energy for achieving your desires 

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Here’s a priority that MOST new moms get backward.

Ready for this?

Putting your body and food second after your baby.

In today’s episode with postpartum dietician Brooke Miller, she shares about why it’s so essential for moms to prioritize their body and nutrition, and the connection to their mental health.

Join Nicole and Brooke as they talk about the nutritional needs for moms postpartum and how new moms can support themselves during this crucial period.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• How ongoing personal growth and self-reflection helps the postpartum journey 
• You can prioritize self-care without compromising motherhood 
• Believing that you deserve to be looked after 
• How to navigate the challenges of becoming a mother 
• Why a healthy relationship with food makes such a big impact on your experience of motherhood 

Brooke is a postpartum dietitian and lactation counselor who is passionate about helping moms feel like themselves again after baby and boost energy, mood, metabolism & milk supply. She believes moms can feel amazing in their body after baby & that their health deserves to be taken care of too. She lives in Colorado, married her high school sweetheart & is a mom of two boys.

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This episode is about the absolute biggest mistake most people make when it comes to intuition, and one that Nicole made for many years.

And this particular topic is especially important if you are curious about intuition and want to know the most important next step to start to unlock intuitive communication.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn this major mistake made by so many women in leadership.

Join Nicole as talks about how this mistake factors into following your intuition, and how it can steer you wrong!

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• Intuition does not exist in isolation 
• Intuition is always buried when you’re stressed
• Calming your nervous system and being present and grounded 
• Intuition is always with you and is a muscle that can be strengthened 

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If you’re curious to know exactly where your self-worth stands, you might think about taking a solo vacation.

Going on an adventure by yourself can turn into a test of how you are actually feeling about your self-worth.

It’s exactly what Adele Wang did after she lost her husband.

Her trip to Spain became a pivotal moment to reconnect with what she truly desired.

In this episode, Nicole talks with Adele about her solo trip and also shares about what it was like when she went on a solo vacation to Hawaii post-divorce…. and what it taught her about self-worth in relationship.

Join Nicole and Adele in an insightful discussion about how travel revealed more than they ever expected.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• How solo travel helps you go deeper with people you meet 
• Rethinking compromise in relationships 
• The transformative power of solo travel for personal growth 
• Quieting the noise of societal conditioning around women and solo travel 
• How solo travel elevates your self-worth journey 

Adele is a premier mentor for professionals struggling with stress and craving lives of more purpose, meaning and connection. As a spiritual teacher and speaker on consciousness, she has helped hundreds of leaders around the world reduce anxiety and attract more fulfilling careers and relationships. She is the host of the “All Things Human” podcast and a frequent speaker on consciousness, business psychology and personal development. For more information, visit www.adelewang.com.

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adele-wang/
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Have you ever felt like the pressure to do things perfectly is so intense, you literally feel like a pressure cooker?

And it’s keeping you in a stress-spiral, where you never feel any relief?

What if I told you there are 4 simple blocks to identify that will not only relieve the pressure, they will help you feel calm, grounded and present again?

Inside this final episode of the Radical Authenticity series for Asian American women leaders, Nicole dives into the four common blocks to living your super powered authentic life, and offers ways to look at your emotional well-being with a brand-new perspective.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• Learn practical steps to calm your nervous system and be present (9:40)
• Explore how emotional reactivity prevents you from being authentic (10:29)
• Discover the power of intuitive decisions (12:42)

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Do you feel like you’re a workhorse at your current job? Like you’re never recognized for your contributions or that your voice isn’t heard?

It’s possible for you to be the hero of your own story by leveraging your identity and who you are.

The first step is to recognize that you’ve been holding back.

In this episode, Nicole gives you practical steps on how to supercharge your self-worth by leveraging your Asian identity at work, so you can become the radically authentic hero of your own story. You’ll learn how this is all part of stepping into your super powered life.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• How to leverage all of you as a superpower (5:57)
• Stepping out of emotional reactions at the workplace (7:08)
• Acting on your intuition (8:37)

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What do you do when an intuitive download brings up fear of failure, imposter syndrome and the one that cuts deepest — shame?

That’s what happened for Nicole at the end of the year, and she’s finally ready to share what was the cause.

Join Nicole for the most radically honest, and authentic conversation yet. Please note this episode addresses sensitive issues of race and identity.

In the first episode of a 3-part series, Nicole talks about an intuitive download to focus her energy and support with Asian-American Pacific Islander corporate leaders, and how that insight ignited a deep and radically honest conversation with herself.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• There is freedom on the other side of an intuitive download (4:30)
• Wrestling with code-switching (8:00)
• How to be beyond authentic as a person of color (10:15)
• Striving to find ways to fully be yourself (12:15)
• Continually returning to your true self (14:40)

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Are you an overachiever who loves to take it to the next level?

As in, you go so hard, you are constantly on the brink of exhaustion.

You know there must be a better way, but you have no idea how to actually do it.

There’s a secret ingredient in today’s episode that could make ALL the difference!

Today, Nicole sits with Creativity Wellness Guide, Isabel Bagsik, and speaks to ambitious women who feel the strain of nonstop achieving to hit career milestones, that is killing their energy and creativity.

Isabel reveals the true key to creativity and productivity — rest.

In this episode, she shares practice tips on ways to incorporate rest into a busy day and how that actually allows so much more creativity in even a regular work day.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• Learning to practice how to rest 
• Exploring the perpetual culture of being accessible all the time 
• Realizing that intentional breaks birth creativity 
• Using the three tiers of rest practices 
• Generating creativity through rest 
• Debunking the myth that you are not good enough to take moments of rest 

Isabel is a Filipina American multidisciplinary creative who is energized by soulful conversations. After 10+ years of space holding, event organizing, and designing across diverse industries, Isabel is crafting heart-led experiences and projects at the intersection of creativity and wellness. She is here to guide you towards remembering your inherent creative gifts from a place of rest and ease.

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Have you ever said yes to something because, logically, it worked in your calendar?

And when that day came, you wish you had said no?

Want to know what’s likely really going on?

You were using logic when you needed to use your intuition.

Learning to use your intuition to make decisions can be the gamechanger you need to stop spinning out in overthinking and instead help you make quick, powerful decisions.

Join Nicole in this episode where she breaks down when to use logic versus intuition and how to release the grip on logic in decision-making.

The TOP Learnings in this episode:

• The difference between basing decision on logic and fact (5:49) 
• Intuitive decisions go beyond logic and fact (8:22)
• Understanding that losing the tight grip of logic gives space to your intuition (10:10)
• Logic isn't the only way to come up with an answer (11:56)

If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag @nicoletsong so we can give you a shout-out and thank you for your support!

Want the exact step-by-step to learn the secret language of intuition? Grab the private podcast! go.nicoletsong.com/secret

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Do you ever feel like you are “too much”? Too impulsive, too scattered, and too disorganized? 

Well, this episode might be exactly what you need. 

In this episode, Nicole interviews Tracy Otsuka, certified ADHD coach and author of "ADHD for Smart Ass Women", who shares her own ADHD journey and sheds new perspective on the brilliance of the ADHD brain. 

Tracy reveals the telltale signs of ADHD and the complexities of recognizing ADHD later in life for women, and why ADHD women have so many unique traits and talents. 

Join Nicole and Tracy for a fun and insightful conversation that debunks myths around ADHD and gives some simple tools to making shifts if you have ADHD.

The TOP Learnings in this episode: 

• Learn about the three telltale signs of ADHD (06:52)
• The importance of recognizing and understanding ADHD later in life, particularly for women (19:43)
• The powerful connection between ADHD and creativity (25:40)
• The intuitiveness of women with ADHD (29:33)
• The importance of a proper ADHD diagnosis (36:13)

Tracy Otsuka, JD, is a certified ADHD coach, the author of “ADHD for Smart-Ass Women,” and host of the ADHD for Smart Ass Women podcast. Over the past decade, she has empowered thousands of clients (from doctors and therapists to C-suite executives and entrepreneurs) to see their neurodivergence as a strength–not a weakness. Tracy leverages her analytical skills from being a lead counsel at the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission to identify the right questions to ask her clients so they can boost their productivity, improve their finances, save failing relationships and live happier lives.

If this episode inspired you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag @nicoletsong and @tracyotsuka so we can give you a shout-out and thank you for your support!

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Learn More About Tracy: 

• Website: adhdforsmartwomen.com
• Free Download: adhdforsmartwomen.com/book 
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