The HX of Mental Wellbeing for 2023 and Beyond with Dr. Robert Sise

On today's episode I'm talking with Emilie Grombacher, a friend, colleague, and all around great human! Emilie is the Senior Director of Human Resources at The Kudelski Group, but most of our time is spent talking about the important connections we have as moms and partners.

Emilie talks about yoga and how important it is in her life to find space for others. 

We talk about hard things with teenagers, how the work from home structure affects our relationships at work, and a lot more!

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Stacie

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Emilie Grombacher on LinkedIn

What an unbelievable treat this was to talk with Tanner Gers. As some of you know I am going to speak at the Transform 2024 conference this year, and Tanner will be there as well. It's part of how we got introduced, and I'm so excited to share his story with you today.

In this episode, Tanner shares an auto accident in 2004 that almost took his life. His vehicle collided with a tree and he sustained extensive injuries, including a shattered jaw, a broken back, the loss of one eye, and complete loss of sight in both.

Imagine waking up in total darkness, not knowing at first how you got there. Tanner talks about his initial struggles adapting to his new life, and some encouraging talk from his father. We'll talk about that conversation and how Tanner not only survived this event, but how it galvanized his resolve, which led to him becoming a paralympian, and competing in the Paralympic Games.

Currently, Tanner champions efforts to increase awareness for digital accessibility, staffing and recruiting, and training and certification for others with disabilities. At the core of his approach is his CAT Program - Certify/Apprentice/Transition.

His story is so inspiring and I hope you enjoy it.

Stacie

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Resources and Links for the Show

Tanner Gers LinkedIn

Tanner on Instagram

On today's episode, we'll continue in the spirit of my discussion last week with Stefanie Krievens, of The Change Architecture. I'll follow by suggesting some assignments that can help you navigate change in your organization.

Step one - change your own mindset regarding your relationship to change; in step two I will talk about communicating with pragmatic hope. It was a phrase I love but owe the credit to Stefanie for coming up with. And step three - don't roll it out all at once - talk first in your organization to those who embrace change.

You need a contingency plan, understand balanced hope in this process, and recognizing that for change (whether for yourself or your team) it's more a fear of losing autonomy.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Stacie

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Today I am talking with a legendary voice in the space of the human experience. Stefanie Krievins leads a firm focused on the workforces of the future. She is the host of the Hot Mess Hotline (links below), a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change.

I had the opportunity to sit down and hear her amazing journey. We talked about what led her to this space, and we dove deeper into some of her routines and habits that help her in this powerful journey. We discussed resilience, her passion in the space of foster care, and how people can embrace change in an organization.

Stefanie’s the creator of The Change Architecture, which provides a new framework for driving transformation in the 21st century.

Thanks as always for listening!

Stacie

Contact information for Stefanie

LinkedIn Profile | The Change Architects Website

Hot Mess Hotline Podcast on Spotify | on Apple Podcasts

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This episode has been one I've wanted to do for some time - it's an enormous part of why I've changed the brand of the podcast to encompass the broader human experience. My daughter, Jocelyn, is my very special guest today. She talks about her leukemia diagnosis over a year ago, and the battle that would take up all of 2023, and change the way she has to look at her health for the rest of her life.

Hearing this story from her provides so much joy for who she is as a woman, how she's grown, and my hope is that you'll hear the same message. 

She shares some of the early indicators that were thought to be a bad case of the flu, the mysterious bruises she got, and when she checked in to Phoenix Children's Hospital. She talks about shaving her head, the incredible people that stepped up for her when she was down, and the quirky things that people say and do - when they don't know what to say or do!

The lesson and ongoing message in this podcast for all of us is, I believe, that through struggle and adversity comes strength. I'm so proud of my daughter - and the lessons I believe are important for anyone struggling. 

I hope that you find this episode to be uplifting and motivating for your own human experience.

Thank you so much for listening!

Stacie

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It's time for an assignment! Based on last week's podcast, I'll talk about putting those ideas into action. Last week was called Do the Hard Thing: Being Comfortable with Discomfort. I talked about a podcast by Andrew Huberman, who talks about the aMCC (anterior anterior mid cingulate cortex), and it's function in the brain. There are some great notes on preparedness for this lesson, so if you haven't heard it you should go back and listen.

And now...it's time to try it! This episode is brief - but the goal here is to do one thing to put that tenacity into action. Embrace the suck!

Thanks for listening,

Stacie

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In this episode we'll look at tenacity. What makes us strive for more; and more specifically, to be uncomfortable in that striving. Does doing things we don't want to do make us stronger? And how?

I talk about some of the areas from my recent experiences (and going back to my childhood) that have helped me charge forward through discomfort. We've talked a lot about how we shift our focus on a thing - for thirty years I looked at my childhood experiences through a certain lense. Once I shifted that thing it became clear that to a strong degree those experiences gave me that ability to be comfortable doing hard things.

I talk about Andrew Huberman, Ph.D, who produces a podcast called the Huberman Lab. There's a podcast episode in particular that resonated with me called How to Increase Your Willpower & Tenacity. In this episode there are many really incredible insights improving tenacity. As part of it, I talked last week about studies around the anterior mid cingulate cortex (aMCC) as an important hub in the brain that calcaulates the cost/benefit analysis if you will that are necessary for tenacity. I find it so fascinating that we're developing science around this concept that felt much more abstract before. Further, the research is also showing that when you do less in the space of "hard things", this aMCC shrinks!

I think it's fascinating new science that looks at tenacity and accomplishing hard things in a new light.

I hope you enjoy and if you feel that it was helpful, please share with others!

Stacie

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Four minutes - for you! Today we'll continue the work we started with last week's episode titled Abundance is the Answer and Love is the Way.

How do we find abundance? How do we shift our focus. What do we do when fear comes?

I talk about the steps it takes and how to list your gratitude, shift your mindset, and turn those doubts into beliefs.

Enjoy,

Stacie

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Abundance is the answer and love is the way. This was my mantra for 2023, and after only a little thought I knew it needed to be the same for 2024. In this episode, I talk about some of the unique challenges we all face and how that mantra can work for you.

What brought this into focus personally (as some of you know) was my daughter's Leukemia diagnosis in January 2023. I'll tell you some of the places I got to mentally and emotionally that you might not believe. It surprised me, as well.

I talk about some additional examples where that came into play. I'll also talk about this mantra compared to some of the other conversations I've had on this podcast around gratitude, and why, while they're related, this is a bit different.

I'll also share the power of jumping in with both feet on this topic.

We'll discuss self-compassion; and just as importantly, I'll talk through a scenario and describe all of those steps and feelings associated with it. These are things that take practice, but that you can develop into useful skills for any challenge.

This week is just for things to think about - next week I'll help you build a habit to take you from scarcity to an abundance mindset.

Enjoy,

Stacie

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Resources 

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan

What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Goldsmith Marshall

Welcome to the NEW version of the podcast, The HX Podcast! Similar in so many ways, but designed to focus on broader stories of the human experience (HX) to inspire all of you who listen!

To start the new year, I thought about how wonderful it would be to talk to two friends. How they met, their focus on the gift of being human, and their journey (including how they met), absolutely needed to be shared.

We talk about Bri Morsa (who works as a life coach among other things) and Brian Mohr, and how they met. But mostly the focus for all of us is to share what the human experience means to each of us (in our life, in our work), and why we shifted this podcast to talk about this work.

I hope you enjoy!

Stacie

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