Being A Whole Person

Is your definition of “productivity” working for you? That word can be very loaded, and it has different meanings for all of us. If you’re stuck in a more conventional idea of what productivity means (like constant work and being rooted in "hustle culture") that isn’t working for you, I invite you to think about what it means for you now, and what you would like it to mean. For those of you who tend to be hard on yourselves and have really high expectations for yourself and the amount you work, here are 5 common limiting beliefs that might come up around productivity, and a mantra for shifting your mindset away from each of those beliefs in a compassionate way! RESOURCES MENTIONED Fuel Your Creative Work With Compassionate Productivity workbook Mara Glatzel Blog post: Let’s Talk About Anxiety My relaxation mentor Rusty the Cat The Nap Ministry + the post on rest that I referenced Hurry Slowly podcast episode Who Are You Without the Doing? My Instagram (tag me when you post about what compassionate productivit

Do you have a less-than-healthy relationship with productivity? I did, too, for a long time. In this episode I share how I changed that, and how I became more compassionate in my productivity. I also share what compassionate productivity actually means, with lots of tangible ways to put it into practice in real life, including all of those imperfect and un-ideal situations! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE The many personal meanings that people have for productivity My relationship with productivity over the years and how I improved it My experiment with time blocking in spring 2020 What compassionate productivity means Ways you can put compassionate productivity into practice in real life Being strategic about breaks Balance between structure and flexibility Integrating self care into how you work Expecting less from yourself Having an experimental mindset Letting your mindset help you be kind to yourself RESOURCES MENTIONED Fuel Your Creative Work With Compassionate Productivity workbook Other podcast appe

What could a truly just, equitable, sustainable, and healthy world look like? In this episode, I talk with Christy Tending, an activist, teacher, writer, and self-care mentor for rebellious humans who is all about sustainable, anti-capitalist self-care in service of liberation. Responding to the rampant burnout she has seen among fellow activists, Christy teaches on how to get un-burned out through real, sustainable self-care that lets us truly show up for ourselves - self-advocacy. We talk about her personal definition of self-care, how self-care can be problematic or even weaponized (especially under the expectations of capitalism), and how she believes that imagination is the ultimate un-burnout tool. Christy asks so many good questions that put these self-focused practices into a larger context - her passion for serving others is so clear. She also gave one of the best and most inspiring answers to “what are you excited about right now?”, my favorite question to ask at the end of each episode. I found thi

If your relationship with your creativity has been rocky lately, this episode is for you. Maybe you’ve drifted apart and you’re not close buddies anymore, maybe it’s kind of a love-hate relationship, or maybe you’re surprised that you feel a little indifferent? No shame if you and your creativity need to rekindle your relationship! Even though it can be challenging, there are lots of small, tangible actions you can take to improve your relationship with your creativity. I take you through some journaling prompts that will illuminate where you can self-compassionately support yourself and your creativity more, and how you can use your limitations to work in your favor. Starting from wherever you are right now is exactly the right place to start! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Why you might avoid returning to your creative practice after a break Adjusting expectations when returning so you don’t take it personally Your role in your artistic identity and looking at what that means to you Starting from where yo

I share what my relationship with creativity was like from April to August 2020 (continued from last week, so if you missed that one, start there first), and the many ups and downs of trying to be creative and adapt during COVID times. This led to my focus on compassionate productivity, which helped me give myself grace when things didn’t go as planned, and I share a new tool I’ve created to help you in your own compassionate productivity! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE How my 2020 100 Day Project turned out Why quitting can be a really good thing My varying relationship with structure early in COVID times What was draining my energy and how I dealt with it How I used time blocking in 2016 vs. in 2020 What compassionate productivity is and what it does for us How wanting to go “back to normal” is a trap When and how I realized I was doing too much again Actively avoiding your creative practice and making friends with it again The vulnerability in creating What low-level burnout can look like and how it can

In this episode, I share what my relationship with creativity was like during the first few months of 2020 (to be continued in part 2 next week), and how I struggled with some aspects of it after COVID happened. I really had to broaden my definition of creativity, which led to new projects and realizations, and I share some tips on being kind to yourself if your relationship with creativity looks different right now than you’d expected. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE How many notes I have composed in 2020 so far and how I feel about that How I re-evaluated my goals once COVID happened Dealing with feeling detached from my musical creativity Other ways that I used creativity Whether or not committing to consistency is helpful Why having free time isn’t necessarily the answer The value of feel-good creativity My 2017 and 2020 100 Day Projects, which were very different from each other RESOURCES MENTIONED Eliminate the Overwhelm free call Feel-Good Creativity Un-Challenge My past 100 Day Projects My 2020 100 D

In this episode, I had a lovely chat with Shana Dewitt, who is a business coach and strategist for women. She especially helps women through transitions, which I felt excited to talk about, because transitions can be difficult, even positive ones, and I don’t think that usually gets enough attention. We talked about preconceived notions about the value of hard work, having the courage to fully step into naming and owning a new role for yourself, and Shana shared some of her favorite prompts for working through limiting beliefs, which made me really happy that our conversation was recorded so I could refer back to it myself. We also found out that we’re both Tauruses who favor both the left and right sides of our brains, which was fun. I think you will enjoy this delightful conversation! Also, next week I’ll be releasing a new resource I’m really excited about - a PDF workbook called Fuel Your Creative Work with Compassionate Productivity - stay tuned for that! TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE • Support t

Welcome to Season 3 of the newly reimagined Being A Whole Person! In this episode, I introduce you to the format of this new season, share what “being a whole person” means to me, and how you can reflect on that question for yourself. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: What you can expect in Season 3 and how things are changing What “being a whole person” and wholeness mean to me How the word “balance” is complicated Thinking about the word “whole” in a non-binary, self-compassionate way My invitation to you for this week A digital product I’ll be releasing soon (hop on my email list at coachingforcreativewellness.com/subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it) MORE FROM REBECCA Coaching for Creative Wellness Free Resource Library Feel-Good Creativity Un-Challenge Show notes available at coachingforcreativewellness.com/podcast

Hello and welcome to the reimagined Being a Whole Person podcast! I’m Rebecca Hass, a pianist, composer, and creative wellness coach, and my job is to help you self-compassionately grow your creative practice from a foundation of wellness. On this show, you’ll hear honest conversations, and get resources, inspiration, and tangible tips to help you cultivate more balance and ease in your work and life, follow through with your goals without constant hustle, and also feel like a whole person in the process! Don’t forget that small changes add up to big things. I’m taking a new direction in Season 3 - Being A Whole Person is now all about the symbiotic relationship between creativity and wellness, and in this season you can expect weekly episodes every Friday, with a new interview each month. We’ll explore compassionate productivity, embracing rest to replenish your energy, reducing overwhelm, trusting the process, and so much more. Be sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss the start of Season 3!

Welcome to a very special episode of Being A Whole Person. In this episode, that wraps up Season 2, we recap the season, each do a little life update, and explain some big changes afoot for the podcast! TOPICS DISCUSSED • Recap of Season 2, how our approach changed from Season 1 • Life and business updates for each of us since December 2019 • Rebecca’s new direction focusing on compassionate productivity and her compassionate time blocking schedule experiment • How Lexie is trusting her new group program to be co-created in the process • The gig economy and how that’s affected interpersonal relationships • Big changes coming to BAWP and what’s new in Season 3 RESOURCES MENTIONED • Compassionate Productivity Bundle • Newsletters about Rebecca’s compassionate time blocking schedule experiment • S2 E1 - Catch Up with Lexie and Rebecca • S2 E2 Self Love in an Uncertain Time with Mary Hodges • Lexie’s upcoming offering Entrepreneurial Oneness • Creative Wellness Club Facebook group • Rebecca’s blog post Let’s Talk

In this episode, Lexie and Rebecca have a potent conversation with Pilar Marie Lesko, a New-Paradigm Business Guide, bridge-builder, and modern-day Medicine Woman. Pilar shares her thoughts on and experience with the energetics of business and the magical doors that open when you fully integrate your business into your life. Chances are, you haven’t heard many people talk about business in this way, so settle in for a thought-provoking and enchanting conversation. TOPICS DISCUSSED How Pilar is treating herself like a 5 year old to help nourish herself during COVID-19 Pilar’s experience living on a farm in a communal setting What it’s like being a Projector and/or a Highly Sensitive Person Beginning to experiment with noticing how everything in your life is connected Is business really “as usual” right now? It’s okay if everything you were doing in your business before COVID-19 doesn’t actually make any sense right now RESOURCES MENTIONED Lindsey Mack Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast

In this episode, Lexie and Rebecca had a gem-filled, insightful conversation with speaker, musician, and coach Lynn O’Brien, who does creative, compassionate, and constructive work with individuals experiencing change, integrating all of those roles to an amazing degree. She shares about her long background as a musician, career in music therapy, passion for vocal improv, and for using the voice as a vehicle for expression, connection, and healing. We also discussed using boundaries to stay in alignment and say yes with generosity, and Lynn’s wide range of self care practices (some traditional and some not as much!) The episode ends with us talking about feeling seen, and we hope this episode does that for you! TOPICS DISCUSSED How the different facets of Lynn’s music and coaching career got her to where she is today Balancing vs. intertwining the multiple facets of a career What it looked like when Lynn started to think of being a musician as a business (in high school!) and how she empowered herself t

In this episode, Lexie and Rebecca speak with Sarah von Bargen of the blog, yesandyes.org. Much of Sarah’s work revolves around the intersection of money and happiness. We get into some meaty conversations around money, course creation, and routines. We know that this is a hard time for most of us and we greatly appreciate this very practical and tactical conversation with Sarah. We hope that you can find some grounding within this episode. TOPICS DISCUSSED How Sarah got to where she is today after teaching in a classroom for 7 years How our money and happiness are actually connected to each other How the outside story that we present to the world may or may not reflect our actual money situation The importance of working through the deep, psychological money stuff, as well as the money-related life hacks Winning the race because you’re the only one who sticks to it Putting your money where your values are Mindful and intentional spending Possible sources of our unhealthy money stories/h

In this episode, Lexie and Rebecca speak with Natalie Brite, a business rewilding mentor who helps creative entrepreneurs in impact-based businesses find authentic approaches to business that allow them to embody who they really are. In this inspiring conversation, we talked about so many things, including alignment, slowing down, flexible self care, and most of all, following your own inner voice to follow what’s right for you personally. TOPICS DISCUSSED • Shifting paradigms within the business industry and rewilding with creative, authentic, unique approaches that embody who we are • Natalie’s background in art and philosophy, and how she discovered that she’s “good at business” • Natalie’s journey into online business and how that’s developed since her first business, an MLM • Having the audacity to try something risky and believe that it can happen, while also planning for the unexpected • The benefits (on both Natalie and her clients) of being process-oriented • The benefits of

In this episode, Lexie and Rebecca speak with Mary Hodges of Abundantly Being. It was this conversation during COVID-19 that inspired Rebecca and Lexie to finally hit publish on Season 2 and we think you will quickly see why that is. Mary is full of insights, wisdom, and articulately explains why self-love is so important right now. TOPICS DISCUSSED • Where does your identity come from? Is it from the “doing”? • Unlearning what is no longer serving you and your mission • How Coronavirus is impacting our identities and our businesses • Going through a business name change and the deeper layers of what that actually meant to Mary • What “Abundantly Being” means • Being process oriented versus outcome oriented • Getting adequate sleep as a form of self-care • Shifting to self-love as a form of self-care during the pandemic • Should we really be “capitalizing” on the perceived space and time that we have right now? • Time does not equal availability or energy • The unexpected painful impacts of the Coronavir

In this catch up episode recorded in December, Lexie and Rebecca catch up on the many life changes that occured in the rest of 2019 after Season 1 wrapped up in June (which now feels like a lifetime ago.) We thought it was a little weird to release this during the current pandemic, but really wanted to kick off the season so we could share the meaningful interviews we’ve recorded recently! We also fill you in on changes to our format and our Patreon in this new season. Thanks for being here with us, we hope you’re staying well! TOPICS DISCUSSED • Rebecca’s cross-country move in June 2019, how she’s adjusted to living in the Bay Area, and the overlapping transitions that followed • Lexie’s personal updates, part time job changes, new collaborations, and personal learning • Our experiences with business coaching in fall 2019, and how we each shifted the focus of our offerings after that • Lexie’s new time management techniques and how she’s changed things to suit her human design • Lexie’s new favorite place to

In this episode, Rebecca and Lexie talk with Lucia Hawley, NTP, of Essential Omnivore, whose mission is “taking the fear out of food, one bite at a time”, and who absolutely views each of her clients as a whole person.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Lucia’s path to becoming an NTP (nutrition therapy practitioner) and background in social work Lucia’s health journey Transitioning from working as an employee to being self-employed and working virtually Authenticity - how much we all value it in ourselves and others Burnout and how personal each person’s experience is The importance of trusting your own process + timeline Flowing with change as an entrepreneur, and the discomfort that naturally comes with that Self-confidence  Lucia’s self-care and spiritual practices  The “Digital Munchies” Mindfulness and meditation Lucia’s astrological chart and how it relates to her business RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz Digital Munc

Today’s episode is with Sara Garnier, a massage therapist focused on craniosacral therapy. Her business is called Presence Bodywork, which, once you hear from her, you’ll see why that’s the perfect name. After dealing with Lyme disease a few years ago, Sara went through a transformation which left her much more rooted in intuition, embodiment practices, and the most intensive self-care we’ve ever heard about! We have deep conversation about so many things, including how she moved from a more general massage therapy background to specializing in craniosacral therapy, how we often work too hard in an effort to prove our worth, and how she determines her personal energy capacity, which is all very inspiring.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Sara’s background in massage therapy and how she came to specializing in craniosacral therapy Her first time turning down a client and how that made her feel Famine/scarcity mindset Allowing space for transformation in her clients and herself The importance of

Today’s episode is with Maggie Gentry, founder of Own Your Why. She is a thought partner and business coach that helps creatives who are deeply craving support and space to make the pivotal transitions that will sustain their soul work. Her journey from a marketing background to owning her own business is really interesting, and she tells us about the spiritual shifts she’s made toward trusting her intuition and going through an intensive meditation training. The most exciting change that Maggie has made in her work has been turning her Own Your Why community into a pay-what-you-can offering, and how that embracing radical generosity has affected her. Her generous spirit really radiates through in this wonderful conversation!  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: How traditional goal setting can be too arbitrary to allow us to adjust to new information What it’s been like to crave structure yet wanting to rebel against it in favor of flexibility Busy-ness as consumption, and how digital consumption can

In this episode, we chat with Kourtney Thomas, a conquer-the-world life coach for women who want to know what the hell they’re doing. Kourtney is no-bullshit; that will be apparent right from the start. It’s hard to not feel inspired and utterly motivated during this conversation. Kourtney’s approach to business and life will show you that you don’t need to listen to all of the “experts” out there, because according to her, “The right way is the way that works for you.”  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Simple ways to prepare for being a business owner that not everyone thinks about at first Not subscribing to the idea that you have to do all the standard marketing tactics such as the “Ideal Avatar” The importance of core values and how they help you make decisions Reading as a form of self-care but not always the self-help books How people consume all kinds of things to “help” themselves never really doing anything about it The unfortunate marketing ploys “experts” use to sell us on self-hel