145: Summer Permission Slips: Be Boring, Be Cringe, Be You
Release Date: 06/26/2025
155: Committed to Chaos: Why Women Double Down on Overwhelm with Elise Enriquez
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Mari welcomes back productivity wizard Elise Enriquez (Crew Faculty Coach) to expose the uncomfortable truth: most of us are committed to chaos and don't even know it. Elise shares her definition of productivity as "making progress on what matters most while remaining present to people, experiences, and opportunities" - which means sometimes a two-hour nap IS productivity. They dive into the four chaos responses - constant motion (firefighting everything), avoidance (scrolling instead of starting), paralysis (staring at your to-do list unable to move), and fawning (people-pleasing your way...
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154: Exposing the Dark Side: Web Celebs, Trust Deficits & Marketing That Doesn't Suck with Dr. Michelle Mazur
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Mari welcomes Dr. Michelle Mazur - messaging strategist with a Ph.D. in Communication, corporate marketing experience with Microsoft and Burt's Bees, author of 3 Word Rebellion, TEDx speaker, and co-host of Duped: The Dark Side of Online Business - to expose the predatory practices destroying trust in the coaching and marketing industry. After being duped herself (hello, $10k lesson), Mari found Michelle's podcast and finally felt seen. They dive into the biggest red flags to watch for: income claims without context, "experts" who are only 10% ahead of you, manipulative scarcity tactics, and...
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153: Start Where You Are: The Anti-Prescription Health Coaching Approach
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Mari welcomes back her college roommate and Crew health & wellbeing coach Molly Fitterer for a refreshingly honest conversation that starts with a wine hangover confession and ends with permission to watch Real Housewives all day as health homework. Molly breaks down the myths keeping women from prioritizing wellbeing - that health equals how you look, that it's a luxury requiring time and money, that you need to be in a perfect place to even start - and explains why choosing her daughter's first basketball game over speaking at Jumpstart was actually a masterclass in wellbeing coaching....
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152: Mindset vs. Identity: Why You Can't Out-Hustle Your Limiting Beliefs with Mindi Huebner
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Link to Jump Start: Mari welcomes back identity coach Mindi Huebner for a behind-the-scenes look at three months of transformational coaching inside The Crew. Mindi shares her journey from chronic burnout in sales (where she believed "rest was lazy") to becoming a certified clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner, and explains the crucial difference between mindset and identity: "Mindset is editing the caption. Identity is changing the author." They dive into real member breakthrough stories - including the woman who realized she didn't have to follow someone else's "step 1, 2, 3"...
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151: It's Not That Deep: Business Pivots and Permission to Keep Going with Sara Dean
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Mari welcomes back Sara Dean - host of Shameless Leadership podcast with 970 episodes and millions of downloads - as The Crew's newest business coach faculty member. Sara shares how she seamlessly pivoted her podcast from Shameless Mom Academy after 8 years and 900 episodes (spoiler: she made it a grad school project), why she said yes to joining faculty despite being extremely sought-after, and her son's favorite phrase that became her biggest life lesson: "Mom, it's not that deep." They discuss the through-lines in career pivots versus chasing noise, why getting enough rejection means...
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150: 10 Squats While Your Coffee Brews: Unsexy Health Advice That Work
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Mari welcomes her college roommate and lifelong friend Molly Fitterer - board certified health coach, physical therapist, and geriatric specialist - as The Crew's newest faculty member. In this irreverent but informative conversation, Molly shares why working with 95-year-olds gives her a front-row seat to what health choices today mean for tomorrow, breaks down the overwhelming wellness buzzwords (sleep, strength, stress) into actually doable steps, and explains why she'll never give prescriptive advice. They discuss meeting people exactly where they are - whether that's walking to the...
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149: Trading Gurus for Champions: The Anti-Guru Coaching Revolution
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Mari welcomes back Mindi Huebner, certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, and creator of the 24 Karat Identity™, as The Crew's newest faculty member. Mindi explains why mindset work alone is "lipstick on a pig" and how your subconscious identity drives 95% of your actions through neuroscience and subconscious reprogramming. They dive into the difference between "finishing strong" (grinding through) versus "finishing well" (closing chapters with integrity), Mindi's journey from sales burnout to discovering the identity gap she didn't know existed, and why Mari left her...
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148: The Coaching Industry's Trust Deficit: Why Everyone's Getting Burned
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In this episode, Mari is joined by repeat guest and productivity expert Elise Enriquez to discuss the evolution of the coaching industry and announce an exciting new faculty model for The Crew. They dive into the trust deficit plaguing coaching, why traditional productivity advice fails women, and how they're creating a more accessible and sustainable approach to expert coaching. Key Highlights: How the coaching industry's explosive growth led to bad actors and a trust deficit - with clients being burned by expensive programs that over-promise and under-deliver Why productivity...
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147: Busy Is Not a Personality Trait: Reclaiming Your Summer
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The Crew: Tour of The Crew: In this episode, Mari pulls back the curtain on her 8-week "Savor Your Summer" coaching series, sharing the origin story and giving you a sneak peek at what happens inside. She reveals how a hectic, expensive, and overwhelming summer led to creating a completely different approach to summer living. Key Highlights: The origin story: How hosting a 15-year-old cousin for 3 weeks led to an exhausting, expensive summer that left Mari feeling resentful instead of fulfilled Why "busy" became her default descriptor for summer (instead of fun, joyful,...
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146: Why I Quit Social Media for Five Months (And What I'm Learning)
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"Unplugged" Newsletter: Savor Your Summer: Mari's Email: In this vulnerable and honest episode, Mari shares her decision to take a complete 5-month break from social media and what she's learned in just the first week. She opens up about the surprising ways social media was affecting her self-worth, emotional regulation, and authentic living. Key Highlights: Why she decided on a 5-month complete social media break after hearing other women step away and recognizing unhealthy patterns How seeking validation through likes and comments was creating an unhealthy cycle...
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In this episode, Mari kicks off a new "permission slip series" focused on giving yourself permission to make summer (and life) easier and more joyful. She shares her own summer permission slips and crowdsourced suggestions from her social media community to help you reclaim your summer on your own terms.
Episode Highlights:
- Mari's "permission to be boring" approach to meal planning - six meals on rotation all summer to save mental energy for more important things
- How downsizing her wardrobe by 75% actually created more freedom and easier decision-making
- Permission to be "cringe" - the story of hosting standup paddleboard yoga with friends despite looking ridiculous
- A wake-up call about mindless phone scrolling during meals and the permission to slow down and savor moments
- Community-suggested permission slips: saying no without explanation, changing your mind and canceling, doing things your way, telling the truth, asking for help, and more
Key Takeaways:
- Being "boring" in some areas (like meals and wardrobe) can free up mental energy for what truly matters
- Having fewer options often leads to faster, easier decisions and less overwhelm
- Embracing the "cringe" and silly moments often leads to the most fun and memorable experiences
- Slowing down and savoring simple pleasures (like a good meal) requires intentional permission in our hustle culture
- "No" is a complete sentence - you don't owe anyone explanations for your boundaries
- It's okay to change your mind, cancel plans, and pivot when something doesn't spark joy
Featured Permission Slips:
- Permission to be boring (in service of being energized elsewhere)
- Permission to be cringe and look ridiculous while having fun
- Permission to slow down and savor the moment
- Permission to say no without explanation
- Permission to change your mind and cancel
- Permission to rock your summer body as it is right now
Announcement: Savor Your Summer 2025 starts July 11th - an 8-week coaching series ($297) to help you reclaim your summer, prioritize play and pleasure, and put yourself first. Includes a wrap-up party at the lakehouse!