338. From Chaos to Clarity: Mindful Leadership and Stoic Strategies, an interview with Becky Schmooke
Release Date: 07/01/2025
350. When Growth Requires Letting Go, and Why I'm Pushing Pause on PG-ish
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It’s with a heavy heart that I’m pushing pause on PG-ish. The podcast has been going strong for over six years, and while I’ve learned much and grown alongside all of you, I realize that it’s time for a pivot. This decision didn’t happen suddenly, but rather came from a quiet and slow feeling that it was time for a change. Today I’m sharing my thought process behind this decision and the changes I’m making in my own life moving forward. I’ll still be on this parenting journey with you, learning and growing and changing. The PG-ish website and all the podcast episodes will still...
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349. Your Dark Night of the Soul: You Can't Heal What You Won't Feel, featuring Dr. Edith Eger
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Every one of us will experience a dark night of the soul at some point. And it could even happen when those around you are telling you how many things you have to be grateful for. But pushing those feelings down or pretending they don’t exist doesn’t help you in that internal battle, it actually deepens your shame and struggle. Whatever our situation is, we need to recognize our feelings as valid, and move through them to get to the other side. Dr. Edith Eger is a holocaust survivor, a psychologist, and an incredibly wise and resilient human. In today’s clip, she explains why rage is...
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348. The Mental Load Season: Boundaries, Burnout & the Pressure to Make It Magical with Paige Connell & Allie McQuaid
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In today’s roundtable discussion, we’re exploring some of the most important topics for any working mom, including identity, the mental load, and the emotional weight we carry. We’re joined by Allison McQuaid, a licensed therapist and founder of Tree House Therapy, who supports moms through every stage of motherhood, as well as Paige Connell, a mom of four and creator of She is a Paige Turner, whose viral content about the mental load and equity in motherhood has reached millions. The four of us are diving deep into what it really looks like for overwhelmed millennial moms to carry the...
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347. Gratitude + Giving: A Must-Hear Thanksgiving Story, featuring Tony Robbins
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, yet lately I’ve been feeling so ungrateful. It’s not easy to shift my attitude when so much of life feels hard and overwhelming, but today’s clip is a reminder that gratitude happens in small steps, by noticing the tiny things to be thankful for and sharing what we have with those around us. The irony of this episode is that it’s a throwback to November 2020, when we all needed some help remembering how to be grateful amid uncertainty. Tony Robbins transformed one of his hardest days into a non-profit foundation serving millions, and...
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346. Two Brains in Transition: Why You and Your Teen May Be Feeling the Same Kind of Chaos, featuring Dr Jill Taylor
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Dr. Jill Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist who had a stroke at age 37, encourages people to find inner peace with whole brain living—in other words, understanding how our brain organizes our thoughts and feelings in order to become who we want to be. In today’s clip, Dr. Taylor focuses on what happens in the teenage brain as it changes. Yet this also seems applicable to us as moms, as our own brains and bodies face changes in midlife. The knowledge she shares might just help us approach ourselves and our kids with more grace, as we understand what’s happening in our brains. Show...
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345. When Grief Shows Up Uninvited: Loss, Healing and Motherhood, a Roundtable with Katie Huey and Abby Waychoff
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Chances are, you know what it feels like to carry the heaviness of grief. You know that grief is messy and non-linear, with no way around it. Yet in the midst of your colorless experience, the world around you is buzzing, bright and loud and completely ignorant of the hole inside you. Today’s roundtable guests are two women who understand what it means to hold space for the hard stuff, and they have made it their life’s work to help people feel seen, supported, and less alone. They remind us that our grief matters, our struggle is real, and how important it is to find people to sit with...
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344. Burnout, Heartbreak, and What Happens When the Armor Falls: The Moment(s) I Finally Fell Apart
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Today I’m opening up about the struggles I’ve faced recently and how they’ve forced me to pause and take much needed time for myself. I’ve been very quiet about it until now, and if I’m honest, rather hollow feeling, trying to find my footing. Sometimes we have so much noise in our own heads that we can’t make sense of the day to day, until something breaks and we are forced to slow down. I share my own thoughts about this journey in the hopes that others will realize they are not alone, and that taking time off to heal is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. Show links: Brene...
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343. Behind the Scenes and Mic: Building Community and Connection
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Today’s episode goes behind the scenes with my roundtable cohost, Ashley Blackington, host of the And/Both podcast. Even though we live on opposite sides of the country and have never met in person, Ashley and I can dive into honest conversations and share truths that aren’t often talked about. We chat about our own podcasts, motherhood, where we’re heading next, and what’s fueling these episodes. We believe that community, whether virtual or in-person, truly matters, and we hope to share that community with you, the listener, as well. Show links: Ashley: Listen to our roundtables: ...
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342. 6 Years of Lessons: Why Courage (not Perfection) Matters in Parenting + Life
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Six years ago, I started recording this podcast in a cramped unused shower with my laptop propped on pillows in front of me—and I never imagined back then that PG-ish would still be here today. Despite the roller coaster ride of the last six years, I’m still here because of the real-life human connections the podcast has brought to my life, and the certainty that learning and growing will always matter. Today I talk about why I started PG-ish and what I’ve learned over the last six years of the podcast, as well as how I’ve evolved over the last ten years of major life changes. Learning...
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341. The Emotional Cost of Doing It All: Cancer, Burnout, and Boundaries, a Roundtable with Heather Chauvin and Amri Kibbler
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Today’s roundtable with Ashley Blackington of the And/Both Podcast features two guests who are passionate about empowering women to slow down and live with intention in community with others. Heather Chauvin is a coach, TedX speaker, and host of the Emotionally Uncomfortable Podcast, who turned a stage 4 cancer diagnosis into a mission to help ambitious, overwhelmed moms lead with clarity and courage at home and at work. Amri Kibbler, who also navigated her own cancer diagnosis, is a passionate advocate for women’s health and well-being, as well as the former co-founder of Hey Mama, the...
info_outlineBecky Schmooke is a mom, speaker, author, and leadership coach who blends mindfulness, stoic philosophy, and a whole lot of humor to help us lead others well by first leading ourselves. Her work empowers others to live with intentionality, rather than reactivity.
Today’s conversation dives into what real leadership looks like, how to turn obstacles into opportunities, and how to practice the kind of presence that creates change. Leadership isn’t about a title—it’s about the small choices we make every day to learn, grow, and help those around us.
Connect with Becky:
- beckyschmooke.com
- Read Choose the Handle That Holds: A Guide to Living, Leading and Owning the Moments That Matter
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